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Papua New Guinea vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 12.1 times more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 4.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 12.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 61.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 18.2% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Gambia. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.9% more for restaurants

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.76 GMD493.24	$17.87 PGK75.83	+164.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.17 GMD596.06	$5.92 PGK25.13	-27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 GMD178.64	$0.80 PGK3.41	-67.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 GMD112.01	$0.70 PGK2.99	-54.1%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 GMD38.23	$1.55 PGK6.59	+196.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD221.96	$3.60 PGK15.29	+18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD373.43	$7.76 PGK32.93	+51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD140.57	$4.00 PGK16.99	+107.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD89.49	$3.63 PGK15.41	+196.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.12	$1.99 PGK8.44	+116.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.02	$1.32 PGK5.61	+135.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD59.66	$2.73 PGK11.60	+234.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD44.75	$1.62 PGK6.89	+164.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD29.83	$1.58 PGK6.71	+286.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.07	$1.18 PGK5.01	+168.9%
Average			+152.5%

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pay 4.4 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD292.07	$4.22 PGK17.89	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD478.15	$23.69 PGK100.53	+261.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD192,364.85	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	+749.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.74 GMD419.26	$24.88 PGK105.56	+333.1%
Average			+337.4%

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pay 12.0 times more for housing

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,288.29	$165.84 PGK703.70	+268.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,486.88	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+2486.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.13 GMD3,732.21	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+1383.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,697.34	$80.08 PGK339.79	+244.4%
Average			+1095.6%

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pay 61.4 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD493.24	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+9250.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,864.86	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	+2836.5%
Average			+6043.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.70 GMD342.98	$2.98 PGK12.63	-36.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 GMD222.95	$2.56 PGK10.85	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD123.31	$6.96 PGK29.52	+311.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,726.35	$73.52 PGK311.97	+210.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD246.62	$10.30 PGK43.71	+204.9%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 18.2% less for clothing

	Gambia	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,088.00	$31.15 PGK132.20	-44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,236.82	$36.48 PGK154.81	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,258.39	$76.40 PGK324.21	-23.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,350.27	$97.73 PGK414.68	+12.3%
Average			-18.2%

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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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