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Papua New Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 34.7% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 22.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.3% more for restaurants

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 BHD2.710	$17.87 PGK75.83	+147.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD2.980	$5.92 PGK25.13	-25.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BHD0.450	$0.80 PGK3.41	-32.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 BHD0.230	$0.70 PGK2.99	+15.3%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 BHD0.450	$1.55 PGK6.59	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.09 BHD1.540	$3.60 PGK15.29	-12.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.90 BHD2.220	$7.76 PGK32.93	+31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 BHD0.890	$4.00 PGK16.99	+69.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 BHD1.100	$3.63 PGK15.41	+23.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 BHD0.450	$1.99 PGK8.44	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 BHD0.360	$1.32 PGK5.61	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 BHD0.360	$2.73 PGK11.60	+183.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 BHD0.260	$1.62 PGK6.89	+131.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 BHD0.150	$1.58 PGK6.71	+294.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 BHD0.190	$1.18 PGK5.01	+128.7%
Average			+89.6%

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pay 22.4% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.65 BHD0.620	$4.22 PGK17.89	+155.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.42 BHD12.570	$23.69 PGK100.53	-29.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,268.99 BHD12,141.210	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.52 BHD9.980	$24.88 PGK105.56	-6.2%
Average			+22.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.12 BHD14.340	$165.84 PGK703.70	+335.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.43 BHD352.330	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+183.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.45 BHD254.890	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.98 BHD33.860	$80.08 PGK339.79	-11.0%
Average			+129.8%

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.81 BHD131.990	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+80.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,301.63 BHD2,747.240	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-45.7%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.56 BHD2.840	$2.98 PGK12.63	-60.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.10 BHD1.920	$2.56 PGK10.85	-49.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 BHD2.030	$6.96 PGK29.52	+28.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.69 BHD36.000	$73.52 PGK311.97	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.47 BHD4.690	$10.30 PGK43.71	-17.4%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.07 BHD22.600	$31.15 PGK132.20	-48.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.73 BHD18.330	$36.48 PGK154.81	-25.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.52 BHD32.930	$76.40 PGK324.21	-12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.80 BHD32.280	$97.73 PGK414.68	+13.9%
Average			-18.0%

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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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