Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.8 times more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 59.3% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.60
MKD261.05
|
$9.26
PGK36.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
MKD226.69
|
$9.04
PGK35.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
MKD77.29
|
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
MKD53.89
|
$1.34
PGK5.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MKD38.56
|
$1.44
PGK5.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MKD205.20
|
$2.42
PGK9.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.67
MKD264.94
|
$6.73
PGK26.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
MKD116.25
|
$3.81
PGK14.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
MKD165.26
|
$2.97
PGK11.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.19
|
$1.29
PGK5.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MKD35.39
|
$1.01
PGK3.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
MKD29.57
|
$1.55
PGK6.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MKD40.96
|
$1.56
PGK6.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
MKD23.12
|
$1.38
PGK5.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.52
|
$1.26
PGK4.93
|
|
pay 77.3% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
MKD311.86
|
$4.10
PGK15.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.96
MKD1,244.77
|
$34.80
PGK135.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,806.82
MKD1,633,160.54
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,866.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.27
MKD298.93
|
$17.56
PGK68.37
|
|
pay 8.9 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
MKD975.24
|
$344.22
PGK1,340.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$228.53
MKD12,956.02
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,932.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.58
MKD10,011.21
|
$418.22
PGK1,628.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.73
MKD6,107.44
|
$117.79
PGK458.74
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.38
MKD11,757.34
|
$543.22
PGK2,115.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,712.11
MKD97,065.51
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,092.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
MKD94.66
|
$3.10
PGK12.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
MKD84.05
|
$2.62
PGK10.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD153.34
|
$7.10
PGK27.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.68
MKD1,342.40
|
$49.70
PGK193.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.41
MKD250.29
|
$7.74
PGK30.16
|
|
pay 18.8% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.58
MKD3,264.31
|
$33.56
PGK130.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.50
MKD2,069.57
|
$36.14
PGK140.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.70
MKD4,575.26
|
$61.31
PGK238.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.33
MKD5,348.09
|
$86.48
PGK336.81
|
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