Papua New Guinea vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Papua New Guinea Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$569
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1382
$2681
🏠 One person rent
$243
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$405
$999
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.3
$68.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1021
💸 GDP per capita
$3007
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
7.07
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
66.1
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
33
🌐 English speaking %
70.4%
55%
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
38
64
🏙️ Population
10.6M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Papua New Guinea ($569) is 50% less expensive than in Serbia ($1136). Papua New Guinea ranked 174th vs 77th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Papua New Guinea compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 136th and 62nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Papua New Guinea vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Papua New Guinea and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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.

Papua New Guinea Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.2
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.2
$43.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$3.12
 Cappuccino
$1.97
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$503
$1139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$781
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.7
$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.16%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1391
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$864
$2500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.7
$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.71
$9.91
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.43
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.39
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.14
$8.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.05
$7.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.16
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.4
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.3
$32.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.58
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.7
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$68.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$146
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4626
$8202

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In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$572
317K
Lae
$558
101K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1378
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1173
260K
Nis
$857
183K
Pristina
$694
227K
Kragujevac
$948
151K
Subotica
$923
106K
Valjevo
$924
90.3K
Cacak
$888
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$851
66.5K
Mitrovica
$571
71.6K