Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 41.5% cheaper than Cayman Islands.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Cayman Islands, you would:
pay 52.2% less for restaurants
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.87
KYD17.37
|
$9.26
PGK35.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.17
KYD10.96
|
$9.04
PGK35.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.49
KYD2.90
|
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
KYD2.18
|
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$2.42
PGK9.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.27
KYD9.38
|
$6.73
PGK26.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.03
KYD5.85
|
$3.81
PGK14.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
KYD4.04
|
$2.97
PGK11.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.13
KYD3.44
|
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.93
KYD2.44
|
$1.55
PGK6.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.48
KYD2.90
|
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
KYD2.06
|
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.36
KYD1.96
|
$1.26
PGK4.90
|
|
pay 21.1% less for transportation
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
KYD5.77
|
$4.10
PGK15.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$34.80
PGK134.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,003.07
KYD29,974.46
|
$41,305.96
PGK160,154.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$68.01
KYD56.62
|
$17.56
PGK68.07
|
|
pay 16.2% more for housing
Cayman Islands
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Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.49
|
$344.22
PGK1,334.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,660.22
KYD2,214.78
|
$2,807.14
PGK10,884.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,881.82
KYD1,566.72
|
$418.22
PGK1,621.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.38
KYD264.24
|
$117.79
PGK456.72
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,333.45
KYD1,110.16
|
$543.22
PGK2,106.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.09
KYD20,629.07
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,016.43
|
|
pay 56.2% less for entertainment and sports
Cayman Islands
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
KYD5.50
|
$3.10
PGK12.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.12
KYD5.10
|
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$7.10
PGK27.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.57
KYD112.03
|
$49.70
PGK192.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$7.74
PGK30.03
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
Cayman Islands
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Papua New Guinea
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$33.56
PGK130.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.25
|
$36.14
PGK140.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.65
KYD102.11
|
$61.31
PGK237.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.01
KYD124.06
|
$86.48
PGK335.32
|
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