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Papua New Guinea vs. Gibraltar Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 16.5% cheaper than Gibraltar overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 32.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 21.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 18.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Gibraltar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 GIP14.97	$17.87 PGK76.03	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.36 GIP10.73	$5.92 PGK25.20	-58.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 GIP1.24	$0.80 PGK3.42	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 GIP1.40	$0.70 PGK3.00	-62.3%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.97 GIP1.47	$1.55 PGK6.61	-21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 GIP3.94	$3.60 PGK15.33	-31.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.33 GIP5.48	$7.76 PGK33.02	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06 GIP3.79	$4.00 PGK17.03	-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.98 GIP2.97	$3.63 PGK15.45	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GIP1.31	$1.99 PGK8.46	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.64 GIP1.22	$1.32 PGK5.62	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.97 GIP1.47	$2.73 PGK11.63	+38.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 GIP1.27	$1.62 PGK6.91	-4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 GIP0.94	$1.58 PGK6.73	+25.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 GIP0.79	$1.18 PGK5.02	+12.1%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 32.0% less for transportation

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.78 GIP4.32	$4.22 PGK17.94	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.69 PGK100.79
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,903.92 GIP33,565.50	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	-50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.71 GIP22.96	$24.88 PGK105.83	-19.0%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 21.0% more for housing

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.78 GIP52.91	$165.84 PGK705.52	+134.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,025.41 GIP1,513.98	$2,652.44 PGK11,284.26	+31.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,709.35 GIP1,277.74	$758.54 PGK3,227.07	-55.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.69 GIP80.50	$80.08 PGK340.67	-25.6%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 18.9% less for childcare

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$779.00 GIP582.30	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	-18.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07
Average			-18.9%

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pay 11.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.34 GIP3.99	$2.98 PGK12.66	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GIP2.62	$2.56 PGK10.88	-27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.74 GIP3.54	$6.96 PGK29.60	+46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$80.13 GIP59.89	$73.52 PGK312.78	-8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.35 GIP9.98	$10.30 PGK43.82	-22.9%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Gibraltar	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$132.99 GIP99.41	$31.15 PGK132.54	-76.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.24 GIP33.07	$36.48 PGK155.21	-17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.21 GIP73.41	$76.40 PGK325.04	-22.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.48 GIP69.88	$97.73 PGK415.75	+4.5%
Average			-27.9%

Gibraltar 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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