Cost of living comparison

Bhutan

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Bhutan Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 3.9 times more expensive than Bhutan overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 10.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Bhutan. Notably, housing, childcare, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Bhutan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.2 times more for restaurants

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.95 BTN251.80	$12.38 PGK51.03	+320.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.95 BTN251.80	$7.43 PGK30.62	+152.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 BTN47.34	$0.80 PGK3.28	+43.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 BTN15.95	$0.89 PGK3.67	+377.7%
Average			+223.4%

Bhutan vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BTN80.58	$1.49 PGK6.12	+57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.68 BTN143.53	$2.20 PGK9.06	+30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 BTN270.70	$7.01 PGK28.91	+121.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 BTN188.35	$3.68 PGK15.19	+67.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 BTN148.48	$3.28 PGK13.50	+88.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 BTN91.37	$1.56 PGK6.41	+45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 BTN55.97	$1.19 PGK4.92	+82.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BTN70.36	$1.74 PGK7.18	+111.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 BTN31.52	$2.02 PGK8.33	+448.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BTN19.65	$1.57 PGK6.48	+584.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BTN21.93	$1.37 PGK5.63	+432.5%
Average			+188.2%

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.93 BTN335.48	$4.29 PGK17.68	+9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.97 BTN338.95	$16.69 PGK68.78	+320.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,215.98 BTN1,812,972.62	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.09 BTN1,289.22	$22.04 PGK90.83	+46.1%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 10.3 times more for housing

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.25 BTN2,670.03	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+890.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$124.45 BTN10,634.76	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+1785.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$79.38 BTN6,783.46	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+667.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.69 BTN1,425.97	$78.11 PGK321.94	+368.1%
Average			+927.8%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$246.05 BTN21,025.45	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+100.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$677.73 BTN57,914.40	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+563.8%
Average			+332.3%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.43 BTN549.59	$2.48 PGK10.21	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BTN130.94	$1.83 PGK7.55	+19.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.83 BTN327.34	$7.48 PGK30.82	+95.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.11 BTN4,196.70	$45.19 PGK186.26	-8.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BTN302.16	$8.67 PGK35.72	+145.1%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Bhutan	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$9.43 BTN805.77	$39.25 PGK161.77	+316.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$11.79 BTN1,007.21	$44.57 PGK183.71	+278.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$64.38 PGK265.36	+98.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.41 BTN2,769.82	$98.43 PGK405.69	+203.7%
Average			+224.2%

Bhutan vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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