Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Virgin Islands is 79.0% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Virgin Islands
Groceries: pay 96.1% more in Virgin Islands
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Virgin Islands
Housing: pay 56.2% more in Virgin Islands
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Virgin Islands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 88.1% more in Virgin Islands
Clothing: pay 58.3% more in Virgin Islands

The cost of restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Virgin Islands are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, restaurants, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Virgin Islands.

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Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.78 PGK35.37	$23.12	+197.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 PGK25.27	$12.83	+131.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 PGK3.41	$3.25	+333.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 PGK3.03	$2.47	+270.0%
Average			+188.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 96.1% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 PGK6.91	$6.72	+342.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 PGK19.64	$5.66	+31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.10 PGK32.28	$10.73	+51.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 PGK16.78	$9.63	+161.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 PGK11.75	$8.79	+240.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 PGK8.88	$3.90	+99.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 PGK6.57	$5.00	+246.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.29 PGK14.97	$3.75	+13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.92 PGK13.29	$5.89	+101.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 PGK6.88	$0.87	-42.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.31 PGK5.96	$3.07	+134.1%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 PGK17.18	$5.03	+33.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.22 PGK101.06	$60.00	+170.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,004.77 PGK227K	$50,000.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.34 PGK106.12	$44.85	+92.2%
Average			+51.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.2% more for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$91.68 PGK416.89	$100.17	+9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	$1,283.33	-20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	$1,200.00	+116.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.65 PGK407.67	$395.95	+341.7%
Average			+56.2%

Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	$1,500.00	+78.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	$17,750.00	+187.4%
Average			+126.2%

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pay 88.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 PGK13.64	$6.38	+112.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.47 PGK11.24	$6.17	+149.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 PGK29.31	$5.00	-22.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.49 PGK279.61	$181.25	+194.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.89 PGK40.43	$11.00	+23.7%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 58.3% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Virgin Islands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.73 PGK148.82	$82.50	+152.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 PGK144.02	$81.00	+155.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.12 PGK619.02	$145.00	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$163.90 PGK745.35	$150.00	-8.5%
Average			+58.3%

Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands - Cost of clothing

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