Cost of living comparison

Grenada

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Grenada Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 96.7% more expensive than Grenada overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 7.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 38.9% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Grenada. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Grenada Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.33 EC$22.50	$12.38 PGK51.03	+48.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.79 EC$23.75	$7.43 PGK30.62	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.80 PGK3.28	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 EC$3.38	$0.89 PGK3.67	-28.6%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 7.0% more for groceries

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 EC$4.33	$1.49 PGK6.12	-7.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$2.20 PGK9.06	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$17.86 EC$48.26	$7.01 PGK28.91	-60.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 EC$10.11	$3.68 PGK15.19	-1.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.52 EC$9.52	$3.28 PGK13.50	-7.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$1.56 PGK6.41	-37.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.19 PGK4.92	+42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.74 PGK7.18	+120.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$2.02 PGK8.33	+50.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 EC$6.26	$1.57 PGK6.48	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$1.37 PGK5.63	+58.5%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 38.9% less for transportation

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.27 EC$14.25	$4.29 PGK17.68	-18.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$16.69 PGK68.78	-54.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$155.41 EC$420.00	$22.04 PGK90.83	-85.8%
Average			-38.9%

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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 PGK1,275.76	+551.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$557.56 EC$1,506.84	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+320.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.55 EC$825.77	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+99.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.57 EC$425.84	$78.11 PGK321.94	-50.4%
Average			+230.4%

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	+790.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+93.0%
Average			+441.7%

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pay 15.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.31 EC$6.25	$2.48 PGK10.21	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.89 EC$10.50	$1.83 PGK7.55	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 EC$10.00	$7.48 PGK30.82	+102.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.56 EC$93.41	$45.19 PGK186.26	+30.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.83 EC$26.58	$8.67 PGK35.72	-11.9%
Average			+15.0%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Grenada	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$39.25 PGK161.77	+51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$44.57 PGK183.71	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$64.38 PGK265.36	+51.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$98.43 PGK405.69	+29.8%
Average			+33.2%

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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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