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Papua New Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 30.0% cheaper than Bahamas overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 31.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 26.3% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Bahamas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Bahamas, you would:

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pay 57.3% less for restaurants

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.17 BSD29.17	$17.87 PGK76.59	-38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.08 BSD11.08	$5.92 PGK25.38	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.31 BSD3.31	$0.80 PGK3.44	-75.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.21 BSD2.21	$0.70 PGK3.02	-68.1%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.71 BSD4.71	$1.55 PGK6.66	-67.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.79 BSD5.79	$3.60 PGK15.44	-37.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.88 BSD11.88	$7.76 PGK33.26	-34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.37 BSD7.37	$4.00 PGK17.16	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.61 BSD4.61	$3.63 PGK15.56	-21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 BSD1.86	$1.99 PGK8.52	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 BSD1.64	$1.32 PGK5.66	-19.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.39 BSD3.39	$2.73 PGK11.72	-19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.26 BSD3.26	$1.62 PGK6.96	-50.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 BSD1.84	$1.58 PGK6.78	-14.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 BSD1.37	$1.18 PGK5.06	-13.7%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BSD5.71	$4.22 PGK18.07	-26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$23.69 PGK101.54	-47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	-40.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$24.88 PGK106.61	-20.3%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$89.81 BSD89.81	$165.84 PGK710.76	+84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,626.39 BSD1,626.39	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	+63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,361.11 BSD1,361.11	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	-44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$201.16 BSD201.16	$80.08 PGK343.20	-60.2%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 31.1% less for childcare

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$606.67 BSD606.67	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	+4.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,785.71 BSD11,785.71	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	-66.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 BSD6.25	$2.98 PGK12.75	-52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.69 BSD5.69	$2.56 PGK10.96	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.78 BSD13.78	$6.96 PGK29.82	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$92.58 BSD92.58	$73.52 PGK315.10	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.50 BSD17.50	$10.30 PGK44.14	-41.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 26.3% less for clothing

	Bahamas	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.83 BSD55.83	$31.15 PGK133.52	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.83 BSD50.83	$36.48 PGK156.37	-28.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.94 BSD104.94	$76.40 PGK327.46	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.57 BSD103.57	$97.73 PGK418.84	-5.6%
Average			-26.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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