Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.5% cheaper than Bahamas.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Bahamas, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.33
$25.33
|
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.58
$8.58
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
$2.56
|
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
$2.16
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.23
$4.23
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
$4.15
|
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.53
$14.53
|
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
$4.39
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.45
$4.45
|
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
$1.68
|
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
$1.23
|
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
$1.64
|
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
$1.92
|
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
$1.82
|
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
$1.42
|
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
$5.37
|
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
$50.00
|
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
$37,500.00
|
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.43
$25.43
|
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.25
$68.25
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,222.22
$1,222.22
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,309.72
$1,309.72
|
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.75
$201.75
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
|
pay 1.5% more for childcare
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$412.22
$412.22
|
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,795.24
$7,795.24
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
|
pay 33.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
$3.75
|
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
$5.23
|
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.50
$9.50
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.65
$79.65
|
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
$18.00
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Bahamas
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.05
$59.05
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.88
$46.88
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.67
$117.67
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.67
$111.67
|
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
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