Cost of living comparison

Virgin Islands

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 44.1% cheaper than Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 65.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 49.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 33.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 36.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 55.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 36.8% less in Papua New Guinea

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

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Papua New Guinea vs. Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.4% less for restaurants

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.12	$7.78 PGK35.37	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.83	$5.56 PGK25.27	-56.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.25	$0.75 PGK3.41	-76.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47	$0.67 PGK3.03	-73.0%
Average			-65.4%

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 49.0% less for groceries

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$6.72	$1.52 PGK6.91	-77.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66	$4.32 PGK19.64	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.73	$7.10 PGK32.28	-33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$9.63	$3.69 PGK16.78	-61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.79	$2.58 PGK11.75	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.90	$1.95 PGK8.88	-49.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$5.00	$1.44 PGK6.57	-71.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.75	$3.29 PGK14.97	-12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.89	$2.92 PGK13.29	-50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87	$1.51 PGK6.88	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.07	$1.31 PGK5.96	-57.3%
Average			-49.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.9% less for transportation

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03	$3.78 PGK17.18	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00	$22.22 PGK101.06	-63.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,000.00	$50,004.77 PGK227K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$44.85	$23.34 PGK106.12	-48.0%
Average			-33.9%

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of transportation

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pay 36.0% less for housing

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.17	$91.68 PGK416.89	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,283.33	$1,603.86 PGK7,293.44	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,200.00	$555.61 PGK2,526.59	-53.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$395.95	$89.65 PGK407.67	-77.4%
Average			-36.0%

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of housing

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pay 55.8% less for childcare

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$842.47 PGK3,831.07	-43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,750.00	$6,176.41 PGK28,086.83	-65.2%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.38	$3.00 PGK13.64	-52.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17	$2.47 PGK11.24	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00	$6.45 PGK29.31	+28.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$181.25	$61.49 PGK279.61	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.00	$8.89 PGK40.43	-19.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 36.8% less for clothing

	Virgin Islands	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.50	$32.73 PGK148.82	-60.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$81.00	$31.67 PGK144.02	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$145.00	$136.12 PGK619.02	-6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$163.90 PGK745.35	+9.3%
Average			-36.8%

Virgin Islands vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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