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Papua New Guinea vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 16.8% more expensive than Antigua and Barbuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 30.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 64.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Antigua and Barbuda. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Antigua and Barbuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

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pay 26.4% less for restaurants

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$17.87 PGK75.83	+28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$5.92 PGK25.13	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.80 PGK3.41	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.70 PGK2.99	-26.3%
Average			-26.4%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.55 PGK6.59	-44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.60 PGK15.29	-11.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$7.76 PGK32.93	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$4.00 PGK16.99	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.63 PGK15.41	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.99 PGK8.44	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.32 PGK5.61	+19.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.73 PGK11.60	-26.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.62 PGK6.89	-56.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.58 PGK6.71	+22.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.18 PGK5.01	-8.8%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 30.1% less for transportation

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.22 PGK17.89	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.69 PGK100.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-5.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$24.88 PGK105.56	-51.7%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 64.9% more for housing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$165.84 PGK703.70	+113.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+153.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$80.08 PGK339.79	-19.1%
Average			+64.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$631.76 PGK2,680.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	+114.5%
Average			+114.5%

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pay 27.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.98 PGK12.63	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.56 PGK10.85	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.96 PGK29.52
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$73.52 PGK311.97	+19.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$10.30 PGK43.71	+66.2%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$31.15 PGK132.20	-37.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$36.48 PGK154.81
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$76.40 PGK324.21	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$97.73 PGK414.68
Average			-17.2%

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