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Papua New Guinea vs. Gabon Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 38.2% more expensive than Gabon overall.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 8.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 41.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 91.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Gabon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% less for restaurants

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.89 FCFA10,077	$17.87 PGK75.83	-0.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.42 FCFA7,558	$5.92 PGK25.13	-55.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 FCFA840	$0.80 PGK3.41	-46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 FCFA806	$0.70 PGK2.99	-50.8%
Average			-38.2%

Gabon vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.2% less for groceries

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 FCFA856	$1.55 PGK6.59	+2.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 FCFA2,645	$3.60 PGK15.29	-23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.57 FCFA6,516	$7.76 PGK32.93	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 FCFA3,124	$4.00 PGK16.99	-27.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 FCFA2,285	$3.63 PGK15.41	-10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.99 PGK8.44	-2.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.03 FCFA1,143	$1.32 PGK5.61	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$2.73 PGK11.60	+68.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.62 PGK6.89	+0.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.58 PGK6.71	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.62 FCFA914	$1.18 PGK5.01	-27.2%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 41.1% more for transportation

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.08 FCFA2,298	$4.22 PGK17.89	+3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.19 FCFA27,711	$23.69 PGK100.53	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,408.43 FCFA17,130,387	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.34 FCFA4,132	$24.88 PGK105.56	+239.1%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 91.4% more for housing

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.55 FCFA40,307	$165.84 PGK703.70	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,073.24 FCFA604,602	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+147.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.39 FCFA38,529	$80.08 PGK339.79	+17.1%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.87 FCFA100,767	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+253.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,813.38 FCFA3,274,927	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-31.7%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 83.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.07 FCFA605	$2.98 PGK12.63	+177.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.26 FCFA3,527	$2.56 PGK10.85	-59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 FCFA1,512	$6.96 PGK29.52	+159.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.08 FCFA37,788	$73.52 PGK311.97	+9.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 FCFA2,532	$10.30 PGK43.71	+129.1%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Gabon	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$31.15 PGK132.20	-65.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$36.48 PGK154.81	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.66 FCFA30,230	$76.40 PGK324.21	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.32 FCFA60,460	$97.73 PGK414.68	-8.9%
Average			-12.5%

Gabon 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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