Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 1.9% cheaper than Barbados.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Barbados, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
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Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 46.0% less for transportation
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 13.7% more for childcare
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Barbados
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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