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Papua New Guinea vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 27.0% cheaper than Turks and Caicos Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 26.1% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 46.3% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 18.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Papua New Guinea

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00	$17.87 PGK75.83	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$5.92 PGK25.13	-52.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$0.80 PGK3.41	-67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25	$0.70 PGK2.99	-68.7%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 26.1% less for groceries

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$3.94	$1.55 PGK6.59	-60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.23	$3.60 PGK15.29	-72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.94	$7.76 PGK32.93	-61.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00	$4.00 PGK16.99	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.80	$3.63 PGK15.41	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.99 PGK8.44	+9.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18	$1.32 PGK5.61	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$2.73 PGK11.60
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.62 PGK6.89	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$1.58 PGK6.71
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.18 PGK5.01	+30.2%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 46.3% less for transportation

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86	$4.22 PGK17.89	-46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$23.69 PGK100.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$24.88 PGK105.56
Average			-46.3%

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pay 18.9% more for housing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$115.00	$165.84 PGK703.70	+44.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,225.00	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	+116.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.00	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	-20.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$229.41	$80.08 PGK339.79	-65.1%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$500.00	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	+26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,000.00	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	-50.4%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.98 PGK12.63	-62.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.50	$2.56 PGK10.85	-53.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.00	$6.96 PGK29.52	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.00	$73.52 PGK311.97	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$10.30 PGK43.71
Average			-35.9%

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Turks and Caicos Islands	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00	$31.15 PGK132.20	-61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00	$36.48 PGK154.81	-39.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$150.00	$76.40 PGK324.21	-49.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.00	$97.73 PGK414.68	-2.3%
Average			-37.9%

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