Cost of living comparison
Serbia is 20.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Serbia instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK36.00
|
$6.66
RSD729
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.13
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.66
|
$1.39
RSD152
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.22
|
$1.04
RSD114
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.61
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.41
|
$3.27
RSD357
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.17
|
$4.58
RSD501
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.80
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.55
|
$2.77
RSD303
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.02
|
$0.44
RSD48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.93
|
$0.71
RSD78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.04
|
$0.67
RSD74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.05
|
$0.79
RSD87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.37
|
$0.38
RSD42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.92
|
$0.35
RSD38
|
|
pay 16.4% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.96
|
$6.36
RSD695
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.28
|
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,586.13
|
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.25
|
$6.78
RSD741
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,338.22
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,913.37
|
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,625.93
|
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.95
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
|
pay 12.5% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,111.87
|
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,062.28
|
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.04
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.18
|
$1.54
RSD169
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.60
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK193.21
|
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.11
|
$4.51
RSD493
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Serbia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.48
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.51
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK238.37
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK336.23
|
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
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