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Bolivia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 35.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 51.7% less in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 46.6% less in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 5.6% less in Bolivia

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Bolivia.

Bolivia vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	$2.82 BOB19.43	-84.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$6.76 BOB46.55	+14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	$0.97 BOB6.66	+20.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$0.76 BOB5.25	+8.1%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 51.7% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$1.31 BOB9.01	-15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$2.43 BOB16.76	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$3.74 BOB25.74	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$2.01 BOB13.84	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$1.94 BOB13.35	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	$1.01 BOB6.98	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	$0.46 BOB3.16	-65.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$0.57 BOB3.94	-79.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$0.82 BOB5.68	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$0.52 BOB3.61	-66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$0.45 BOB3.09	-62.0%
Average			-51.7%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$2.41 BOB16.63	-42.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$26.13 BOB180.04	+10.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$12.71 BOB87.59	-48.9%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$37.51 BOB258.43	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	-85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$31.96 BOB220.19	-60.1%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 46.6% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	-73.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	-19.8%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 39.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$1.67 BOB11.53	-43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	$2.62 BOB18.03	+2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$2.52 BOB17.34	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$32.86 BOB226.42	-55.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$6.59 BOB45.38	-36.1%
Average			-39.3%

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pay 5.6% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$33.19 BOB228.72	+6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$45.06 BOB310.46	+23.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$67.11 BOB462.42	-12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$58.35 BOB402.08	-40.3%
Average			-5.6%

Papua New Guinea vs. Bolivia - 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: November 2025

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