Cost of living comparison
Grenada is 4.8% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Grenada instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 11.5% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK36.93
|
$8.35
EC$22.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$7.64
EC$20.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.80
|
$1.72
EC$4.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$1.19
EC$3.23
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.60
|
$1.24
EC$3.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK9.99
|
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK27.73
|
$5.79
EC$15.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.75
|
$3.48
EC$9.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK11.95
|
$3.78
EC$10.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.40
|
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.42
|
$0.89
EC$2.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.54
|
$1.02
EC$2.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.84
|
$1.26
EC$3.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.50
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.66
|
$0.68
EC$1.84
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK16.95
|
$4.96
EC$13.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK143.70
|
$37.74
EC$102.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK170,580.92
|
$19,795.76
EC$53,499.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK72.50
|
$133.44
EC$360.63
|
|
pay 51.1% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,421.51
|
$47.53
EC$128.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,102.59
|
$575.94
EC$1,556.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,727.13
|
$372.39
EC$1,006.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK403.34
|
$80.91
EC$218.66
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,243.32
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,058.09
|
$811.66
EC$2,193.55
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.73
|
$1.87
EC$5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.47
|
$3.57
EC$9.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.65
|
$4.60
EC$12.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK196.17
|
$45.12
EC$121.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK31.98
|
$8.10
EC$21.89
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Grenada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK138.60
|
$85.49
EC$231.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK149.26
|
$39.93
EC$107.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK253.21
|
$84.50
EC$228.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK357.15
|
$99.20
EC$268.09
|
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