Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montenegro Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$972
$534
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2407
$1326
🏠 One person rent
$524
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$1023
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$322
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.5
$33.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$830
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$10093
$3116
😃 Human freedom index
7.8
6.88
❤️ Life expectancy
73.8
65.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
46
29
🌐 English speaking %
26%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
62
35
😀 Quality of life
59
41
🏙️ Population
622K
8.94M

The average cost of living in Montenegro ($972) is 82% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($534). Montenegro ranked 85th vs 167th for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Montenegro compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 64th and 123rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Montenegro and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Montenegro Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.32
$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.5
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.07
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$227
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$402
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1052
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.9
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
11.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2229
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1647
$818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.5
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.99
$7.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.7
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.68
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.44
$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.5
$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.28
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7356
$3792

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In Montenegro

City Cost of living Population
Podgorica
$945
151K
Ulcinj
$989
19.9K
Budva
$1116
19.2K
Plav
$1004
13.8K
Kotor
$1040
12.6K
Bar
$1013
13.7K
Cetinje
$816
14K
Mojkovac
$1030
10.1K
Berane
$1028
11.8K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$537
317K
Lae
$522
101K