Cost of living comparison

Cuba

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 92.9% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 51.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.8% more for restaurants

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.06 CUC5.06	$12.38 PGK51.18	+144.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.75 CUC7.75	$7.43 PGK30.71	-4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CUC2.08	$0.80 PGK3.29	-61.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CUC1.23	$0.89 PGK3.68	-27.6%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 51.0% more for groceries

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 CUC1.17	$1.49 PGK6.14	+26.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$2.20 PGK9.08	-20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.92 CUC11.92	$7.01 PGK28.99	-41.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 CUC2.97	$3.68 PGK15.23	+24.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.32 CUC2.32	$3.28 PGK13.54	+40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 CUC2.27	$1.56 PGK6.43	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 CUC0.44	$1.19 PGK4.94	+169.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 CUC0.79	$1.74 PGK7.21	+121.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 CUC0.64	$2.02 PGK8.36	+215.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 CUC0.86	$1.57 PGK6.50	+83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.91 CUC1.91	$1.37 PGK5.65	-28.3%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 CUC4.81	$4.29 PGK17.73	-10.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$16.69 PGK68.98	-25.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$65,000.00 CUC65,000.00	$25,877.21 PGK106,956.57	-60.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.60 CUC8.60	$22.04 PGK91.09	+156.3%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.50 CUC147.50	$309.54 PGK1,279.38	+109.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$381.94 CUC381.94	$2,346.03 PGK9,696.71	+514.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.70 CUC544.70	$609.17 PGK2,517.83	+11.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 CUC29.63	$78.11 PGK322.86	+163.6%
Average			+199.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$101.00 CUC101.00	$494.23 PGK2,042.75	+389.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,500.00 CUC12,500.00	$4,498.59 PGK18,593.73	-64.0%
Average			+162.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CUC2.88	$2.48 PGK10.24	-13.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.10 CUC1.10	$1.83 PGK7.57	+65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 CUC3.85	$7.48 PGK30.91	+94.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.17 CUC40.17	$45.19 PGK186.79	+12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.93 CUC0.93	$8.67 PGK35.82	+837.0%
Average			+199.1%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Cuba	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.88 CUC39.88	$39.25 PGK162.23	-1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.83 CUC31.83	$44.57 PGK184.23	+40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.62 CUC75.62	$64.38 PGK266.11	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.17 CUC84.17	$98.43 PGK406.84	+16.9%
Average			+10.1%

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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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