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Antigua and Barbuda vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Antigua and Barbuda is 12.6% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.7% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Groceries: pay 29.4% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Transportation: pay 54.1% more in Antigua and Barbuda
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Childcare: pay 53.4% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Antigua and Barbuda
Clothing: pay 28.7% more in Antigua and Barbuda

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

Antigua and Barbuda vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 64.7% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$13.88 EC$37.50	-22.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$11.10 EC$30.00	+87.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$2.07 EC$5.60	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$0.96 EC$2.58	+35.7%
Average			+64.7%

Papua New Guinea vs. Antigua and Barbuda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$2.78 EC$7.50	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$4.07 EC$11.00	+13.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$8.40 EC$22.71	+8.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$5.37 EC$14.50	+34.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$3.69 EC$9.98	+1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$2.96 EC$8.00	+48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.11 EC$3.00	-16.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$3.70 EC$10.00	+35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$3.70 EC$10.00	+127.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$1.30 EC$3.50	-18.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$1.30 EC$3.50	+9.6%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 54.1% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$6.29 EC$17.00	+49.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	+5.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$51.53 EC$139.27	+107.2%
Average			+54.1%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$77.58 EC$209.67	-53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	-60.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	-10.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$99.04 EC$267.65	+23.7%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 53.4% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	-53.4%
Average			-53.4%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$1.85 EC$5.00	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$3.95 EC$10.67	+54.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$61.67 EC$166.67	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$6.20 EC$16.75	-39.8%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 28.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbuda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$50.00 EC$135.13	+60.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$74.00 EC$200.00	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	??
Average			+28.7%

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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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