Cost of living comparison
Cayman Islands is 2.0 times more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Cayman Islands instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.60
|
$18.00
$14.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.87
|
$3.22
$2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$2.44
$2.03
|
|
pay 86.9% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.71
|
$4.74
$3.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.18
|
$5.32
$4.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.24
|
$17.47
$14.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.01
|
$6.79
$5.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.17
|
$4.08
$3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.50
|
$3.33
$2.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.50
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.68
|
$2.38
$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.92
|
$2.94
$2.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.58
|
$1.90
$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.74
|
$1.79
$1.49
|
|
pay 1.4% more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.26
|
$6.60
$5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK146.32
|
$30.00
$24.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK173,692.23
|
$35,995.22
$29,926.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.82
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,447.44
|
$131.85
$109.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,250.38
|
$2,969.61
$2,468.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,758.63
|
$2,009.73
$1,670.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK410.69
|
$308.06
$256.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,284.23
|
$929.88
$773.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,369.22
|
$19,137.46
$15,910.67
|
|
pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.94
|
$6.30
$5.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.69
|
$5.85
$4.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.14
|
$12.00
$9.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK199.75
|
$72.39
$60.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.57
|
$18.00
$14.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Cayman Islands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK141.12
|
$83.99
$69.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK151.98
|
$106.49
$88.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK257.82
|
$181.18
$150.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK363.67
|
$155.98
$129.68
|
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