Cost of living comparison

Guinea-Bissau

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 3.7 times more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 39.6% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 29.8% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 26.7% less in Papua New Guinea

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

Papua New Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% more for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$12.38 PGK51.03	+152.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,686	$7.43 PGK30.62	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA788	$0.80 PGK3.28	-39.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA985	$0.89 PGK3.67	-45.4%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA543	$1.49 PGK6.12	+65.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,389	$2.20 PGK9.06	-69.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,730	$7.01 PGK28.91	+13.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$3.68 PGK15.19	-24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,576	$3.28 PGK13.50	-44.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$1.56 PGK6.41	-16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA268	$1.19 PGK4.92	+168.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$1.74 PGK7.18	-5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA45	$2.02 PGK8.33	+2628.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$1.57 PGK6.48	+165.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$1.37 PGK5.63	+130.5%
Average			+273.6%

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pay 39.6% more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,726	$4.29 PGK17.68	-5.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA15,424	$16.69 PGK68.78	-34.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	-19.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$22.04 PGK90.83	+217.4%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA27,304	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	+583.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA261,740	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	+440.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA135,993	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	+170.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA45,755	$78.11 PGK321.94	+3.0%
Average			+299.4%

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pay 29.8% more for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA461,801	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	-35.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	+95.0%
Average			+29.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA936	$2.48 PGK10.21	+59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,232	$1.83 PGK7.55	-10.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA985	$7.48 PGK30.82	+357.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$45.19 PGK186.26	-21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA985	$8.67 PGK35.72	+430.5%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 26.7% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA54,202	$39.25 PGK161.77	-56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$44.57 PGK183.71	-22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA49,274	$64.38 PGK265.36	-21.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA64,056	$98.43 PGK405.69	-7.3%
Average			-26.7%

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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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