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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Saint Kitts and Nevis is 47.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Groceries: pay 17.4% more in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Housing: pay 30.8% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.5% less in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Saint Kitts and Nevis

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Saint Kitts and Nevis are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Notably, restaurants and clothing are significantly more expensive in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.03	$18.50 EC$50.00	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.20	$13.98 EC$37.77	+136.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$2.04 EC$5.50	+153.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$2.28 EC$6.17	+224.1%
Average			+129.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.61	$3.70 EC$10.00	+138.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.33	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.02	$9.25 EC$25.00	+19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.03	$5.55 EC$15.00	+38.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.45	$4.20 EC$11.34	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.46	$2.01 EC$5.44	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.62	$1.39 EC$3.77	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.63	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.91	$1.68 EC$4.54	+3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$1.01 EC$2.72	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.02	$0.84 EC$2.27	-29.0%
Average			+17.4%

Papua New Guinea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.94	??
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.79	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,245.14	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.83	??

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pay 30.8% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK705.52	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,284.26	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	-73.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,227.07	$650.00 EC$1,756.66	-14.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK340.67	$76.47 EC$206.67	-4.5%
Average			-30.8%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,687.69	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,882.07	??

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pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.66	$2.22 EC$6.00	-25.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.88	$3.70 EC$10.00	+44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.60	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK312.78	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.82	$6.29 EC$17.00	-38.9%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.54	$88.81 EC$240.00	+185.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.21	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.04	$129.51 EC$350.00	+69.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK415.75	??
Average			+127.3%

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