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Papua New Guinea vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 0.9% more expensive than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 25.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 99.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 36.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$17.87 PGK75.83	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$5.92 PGK25.13	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$0.80 PGK3.41	-57.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$0.70 PGK2.99	-52.1%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 25.5% less for groceries

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.55 PGK6.59	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$3.60 PGK15.29	-1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$7.76 PGK32.93	-43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$4.00 PGK16.99	-31.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$3.63 PGK15.41	-40.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$1.99 PGK8.44	-0.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$1.32 PGK5.61	-8.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$2.73 PGK11.60	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$1.62 PGK6.89	-38.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$1.58 PGK6.71	-30.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$1.18 PGK5.01	-37.7%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$4.22 PGK17.89	-46.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$23.69 PGK100.53	-8.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-48.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$24.88 PGK105.56	-30.5%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 99.4% more for housing

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$165.84 PGK703.70	+151.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+265.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$80.08 PGK339.79	-36.1%
Average			+99.4%

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pay 36.1% more for childcare

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+108.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-36.5%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$2.98 PGK12.63	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$2.56 PGK10.85	-47.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$6.96 PGK29.52	-11.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$73.52 PGK311.97	-1.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$10.30 PGK43.71	+0.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Barbados	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$31.15 PGK132.20	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$36.48 PGK154.81	+1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$76.40 PGK324.21	-22.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$97.73 PGK414.68	+25.2%
Average			-10.4%

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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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