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Papua New Guinea vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 15.0% cheaper than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 10.5% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 35.1% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.49	$17.87 PGK76.12	-27.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.25	$5.92 PGK25.23	-55.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.97	$0.80 PGK3.42	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$0.70 PGK3.00	-53.0%
Average			-48.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.5% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.96	$1.55 PGK6.62	-68.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.75	$3.60 PGK15.35	-53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.43	$7.76 PGK33.06	-17.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$4.00 PGK17.05	-34.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.21	$3.63 PGK15.46	-30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56	$1.99 PGK8.47	+27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59	$1.32 PGK5.63	-17.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$2.73 PGK11.64	+201.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.22	$1.62 PGK6.92	-49.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.58 PGK6.73	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.95	$1.18 PGK5.03	-39.5%
Average			-10.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64	$4.22 PGK17.96	-9.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.69 PGK100.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$24.88 PGK105.95
Average			-9.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$120.00	$165.84 PGK706.33	+38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,458.33	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	+81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,183.33	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	-35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.12	$80.08 PGK341.06	-27.3%
Average			+14.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,320.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-61.5%
Average			+3.5%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.75	$2.98 PGK12.67	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.04	$2.56 PGK10.89	-57.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$6.96 PGK29.63	+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$73.52 PGK313.14	-38.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.50	$10.30 PGK43.87	-17.6%
Average			-19.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 35.1% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$31.15 PGK132.69	-34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$36.48 PGK155.39	-33.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$155.00	$76.40 PGK325.42	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.00	$97.73 PGK416.23	-21.8%
Average			-35.1%

British Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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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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