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Puerto Rico vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 25.5% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 60.3% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 58.9% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 22.7% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of restaurants, childcare, clothing, groceries, housing, and transportation in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea.

Puerto Rico vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.3% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.59	$15.10	-15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.38	$10.01	+69.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.44	$1.58	+96.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.02	$1.35	+91.1%
Average			+60.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.66	$3.18	+104.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.44	$4.16	+15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.26	$8.11	+4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.16	$5.34	+33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.56	$3.76	+3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.52	$2.50	+25.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.66	$1.06	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.72	$1.54	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.96	$1.84	+13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.78	$1.65	+4.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.06	$1.04	-12.1%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK18.07	$3.65	-13.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK101.54	$35.20	+48.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,952.53	$34,700.00	+55.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK106.61	$9.22	-62.9%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK710.76	$62.46	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,368.07	$800.93	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,251.04	$580.00	-23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK343.20	$242.07	+202.3%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 58.9% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,707.66	$453.00	-28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK17,007.46	$9,760.00	+146.0%
Average			+58.9%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.75	$2.73	-8.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.96	$3.38	+32.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.82	$11.21	+61.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK315.10	$37.37	-49.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK44.14	$9.90	-3.9%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 22.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK133.52	$42.97	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK156.37	$54.22	+48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK327.46	$81.06	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK418.84	$96.00	-1.8%
Average			+22.7%

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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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