Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 10.4 times more expensive than Gambia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Gambia, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
GMD352.45
|
$12.38
PGK49.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
GMD446.85
|
$7.43
PGK29.90
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
GMD118.10
|
$0.80
PGK3.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
GMD67.36
|
$0.89
PGK3.59
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
GMD46.34
|
$1.49
PGK5.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.15
GMD223.43
|
$2.20
PGK8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
GMD369.63
|
$7.01
PGK28.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
GMD141.50
|
$3.68
PGK14.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.27
GMD90.08
|
$3.28
PGK13.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
GMD67.56
|
$1.56
PGK6.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
GMD41.29
|
$1.19
PGK4.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
GMD60.06
|
$1.74
PGK7.02
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
GMD45.04
|
$2.02
PGK8.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
GMD30.03
|
$1.57
PGK6.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
GMD32.28
|
$1.37
PGK5.50
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
GMD284.85
|
$4.29
PGK17.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.55
GMD465.05
|
$16.69
PGK67.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$2,727.27
GMD193,636.36
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,159.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.94
GMD422.03
|
$22.04
PGK88.71
|
|
pay 11.1 times more for housing
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.62
GMD3,310.02
|
$309.54
PGK1,245.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$102.56
GMD7,281.76
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,443.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.91
GMD3,756.88
|
$609.17
PGK2,451.98
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.06
GMD1,708.56
|
$78.11
PGK314.41
|
|
pay 51.4 times more for childcare
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$6.99
GMD496.50
|
$494.23
PGK1,989.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$139.86
GMD9,930.07
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,107.47
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
GMD235.70
|
$2.48
PGK9.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
GMD147.87
|
$1.83
PGK7.38
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
GMD121.64
|
$7.48
PGK30.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.48
GMD1,737.76
|
$45.19
PGK181.91
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.50
GMD248.25
|
$8.67
PGK34.89
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
|
Gambia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.00
GMD3,976.00
|
$39.25
PGK157.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.34
GMD3,148.14
|
$44.57
PGK179.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.43
GMD7,059.53
|
$64.38
PGK259.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.99
GMD6,176.29
|
$98.43
PGK396.20
|
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