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Papua New Guinea vs. Serbia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 73.2% more expensive than Serbia overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 46.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 33.2% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Serbia. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing and groceries are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Serbia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Serbia, you would:

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 RSD832	$17.87 PGK76.59	+117.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 RSD959	$5.92 PGK25.38	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.10 RSD212	$0.80 PGK3.44	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 RSD149	$0.70 PGK3.02	-52.1%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 RSD75	$1.55 PGK6.66	+110.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 RSD471	$3.60 PGK15.44	-22.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.09 RSD515	$7.76 PGK33.26	+52.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 RSD244	$4.00 PGK17.16	+66.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.02 RSD306	$3.63 PGK15.56	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 RSD57	$1.99 PGK8.52	+254.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 RSD84	$1.32 PGK5.66	+58.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RSD76	$2.73 PGK11.72	+265.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 RSD99	$1.62 PGK6.96	+65.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 RSD46	$1.58 PGK6.78	+248.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RSD42	$1.18 PGK5.06	+183.9%
Average			+118.5%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.88 RSD696	$4.22 PGK18.07	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.31 RSD3,068	$23.69 PGK101.54	-21.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,955.44 RSD3,132,624	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-27.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.27 RSD837	$24.88 PGK106.61	+200.7%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.24 RSD2,656	$165.84 PGK710.76	+531.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$412.90 RSD41,785	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+542.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$302.98 RSD30,661	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	+150.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$126.67 RSD12,819	$80.08 PGK343.20	-36.8%
Average			+297.0%

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pay 46.9% more for childcare

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.33 RSD27,357	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+133.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,594.36 RSD667,335	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-39.8%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 RSD252	$2.98 PGK12.75	+19.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 RSD205	$2.56 PGK10.96	+26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.41 RSD447	$6.96 PGK29.82	+57.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.25 RSD3,263	$73.52 PGK315.10	+128.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.47 RSD553	$10.30 PGK44.14	+88.3%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 33.2% less for clothing

	Serbia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.65 RSD7,959	$31.15 PGK133.52	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.57 RSD5,016	$36.48 PGK156.37	-26.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.57 RSD10,886	$76.40 PGK327.46	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.74 RSD11,915	$97.73 PGK418.84	-17.0%
Average			-33.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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