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Papua New Guinea vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 76.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 95.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 7.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 93.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP419.50	$17.87 PGK76.12	+172.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP450.97	$5.92 PGK25.23	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP59.04	$0.80 PGK3.42	-13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP38.45	$0.70 PGK3.00	+17.0%
Average			+39.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 95.9% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP91.98	$1.55 PGK6.62	+7.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP197.68	$3.60 PGK15.35	+16.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP288.45	$7.76 PGK33.06	+71.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP111.14	$4.00 PGK17.05	+130.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP140.19	$3.63 PGK15.46	+65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.97	$1.99 PGK8.47	+69.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.76	$1.32 PGK5.63	+255.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP69.89	$2.73 PGK11.64	+149.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.88	$1.62 PGK6.92	+131.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.92	$1.58 PGK6.73	+135.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP61.36	$1.18 PGK5.03	+22.9%
Average			+95.9%

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pay 7.7% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP295.82	$4.22 PGK17.96	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	$23.69 PGK100.90	-24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	$24.88 PGK105.95	+21.3%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	$165.84 PGK706.33	+421.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	+434.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	+115.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	$80.08 PGK341.06	+60.8%
Average			+258.1%

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pay 93.5% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	+211.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	-24.2%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 67.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP153.03	$2.98 PGK12.67	+24.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP123.27	$2.56 PGK10.89	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP289.32	$6.96 PGK29.63	+53.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	$73.52 PGK313.14	+160.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP398.14	$10.30 PGK43.87	+65.2%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	$31.15 PGK132.69	-30.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	$36.48 PGK155.39	-16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	$76.40 PGK325.42	+0.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	$97.73 PGK416.23	+4.0%
Average			-10.5%

Dominican Republic 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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