Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 96.7% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 11.2% less for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 33.2% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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