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Papua New Guinea vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.18 EC$27.50	$17.87 PGK75.83	+75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 EC$25.00	$5.92 PGK25.13	-36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 EC$4.98	$0.80 PGK3.41	-56.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 EC$4.18	$0.70 PGK2.99	-54.4%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 EC$4.38	$1.55 PGK6.59	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.60 PGK15.29	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$7.76 PGK32.93	-56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 EC$10.41	$4.00 PGK16.99	+3.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$3.63 PGK15.41	+3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.99 PGK8.44	+65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.32 PGK5.61	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$2.73 PGK11.60	+246.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.62 PGK6.89	+20.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.20 EC$5.94	$1.58 PGK6.71	-28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.18 PGK5.01	+67.4%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.24 EC$14.17	$4.22 PGK17.89	-19.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$23.69 PGK100.53	-36.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$24.88 PGK105.56
Average			-22.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.49 EC$128.33	$165.84 PGK703.70	+249.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.05 EC$1,613.56	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+344.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.53 EC$1,101.38	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	+86.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$80.08 PGK339.79	-49.2%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+1038.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	+70.2%
Average			+554.2%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$2.98 PGK12.63	+53.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 EC$9.79	$2.56 PGK10.85	-29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$6.96 PGK29.52	+88.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.02 EC$97.35	$73.52 PGK311.97	+104.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.22 EC$27.63	$10.30 PGK43.71	+0.8%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$31.15 PGK132.20	+20.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$36.48 PGK154.81	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$76.40 PGK324.21	+79.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$97.73 PGK414.68	+28.8%
Average			+27.7%

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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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