Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.3 times more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 15.7% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD704
|
$9.26
PGK36.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD751
|
$9.04
PGK35.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD147
|
$0.94
PGK3.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD110
|
$1.34
PGK5.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.44
PGK5.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD345
|
$2.42
PGK9.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD484
|
$6.73
PGK26.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD237
|
$3.81
PGK15.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD292
|
$2.97
PGK11.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD47
|
$1.29
PGK5.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD75
|
$1.01
PGK4.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD71
|
$1.55
PGK6.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD84
|
$1.56
PGK6.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD40
|
$1.38
PGK5.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD37
|
$1.26
PGK5.02
|
|
pay 52.4% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD672
|
$4.10
PGK16.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,813
|
$34.80
PGK138.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,819,289
|
$41,305.96
PGK163,815.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD716
|
$17.56
PGK69.62
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for housing
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,303
|
$344.22
PGK1,365.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD30,559
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,132.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,003
|
$418.22
PGK1,658.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD11,745
|
$117.79
PGK467.16
|
|
pay 60.7% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD23,245
|
$543.22
PGK2,154.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD623,858
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,405.44
|
|
pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD207
|
$3.10
PGK12.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD163
|
$2.62
PGK10.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD380
|
$7.10
PGK28.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,541
|
$49.70
PGK197.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD477
|
$7.74
PGK30.72
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,748
|
$33.56
PGK133.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,697
|
$36.14
PGK143.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,305
|
$61.31
PGK243.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,039
|
$86.48
PGK342.99
|
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