Cost of living comparison

Bahrain

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 17.8% more expensive than Bahrain overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 15.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 9.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 0.9% more in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Bahrain Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.4% less for restaurants

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.42 BHD2.430	$7.78 PGK35.37	+21.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 BHD3.000	$5.56 PGK25.27	-29.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 BHD0.430	$0.75 PGK3.41	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$0.67 PGK3.03	+26.0%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BHD0.450	$1.52 PGK6.91	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.29 BHD1.620	$4.32 PGK19.64	+0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.16 BHD2.330	$7.10 PGK32.28	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.19 BHD0.830	$3.69 PGK16.78	+68.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 BHD1.040	$2.58 PGK11.75	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 BHD0.440	$1.95 PGK8.88	+67.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 BHD0.370	$1.44 PGK6.57	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.01 BHD0.380	$3.29 PGK14.97	+226.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 BHD0.280	$2.92 PGK13.29	+297.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 BHD0.160	$1.51 PGK6.88	+256.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 BHD0.200	$1.31 PGK5.96	+147.6%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 15.2% more for transportation

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.10 BHD0.800	$3.78 PGK17.18	+79.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.90 BHD16.250	$22.22 PGK101.06	-48.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,877.63 BHD12,832.000	$50,004.77 PGK227K	+47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.42 BHD10.380	$23.34 PGK106.12	-14.9%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.07 BHD13.660	$91.68 PGK416.89	+154.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$937.18 BHD354.980	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+71.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$670.90 BHD254.120	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.35 BHD37.630	$89.65 PGK407.67	-9.8%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 9.6% more for childcare

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$442.48 BHD167.600	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	+90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,792.89 BHD3,709.300	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-36.9%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.03 BHD2.660	$3.00 PGK13.64	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.97 BHD1.880	$2.47 PGK11.24	-50.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.94 BHD1.870	$6.45 PGK29.31	+30.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.02 BHD32.960	$61.49 PGK279.61	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.35 BHD4.300	$8.89 PGK40.43	-21.7%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 0.9% more for clothing

	Bahrain	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.27 BHD23.210	$32.73 PGK148.82	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.96 BHD18.170	$31.67 PGK144.02	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.18 BHD33.400	$136.12 PGK619.02	+54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.19 BHD32.650	$163.90 PGK745.35	+90.2%
Average			+0.9%

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