Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 2.1 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
pay 11.7% more for restaurants
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.43
F CFA5,865
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
F CFA813
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
F CFA560
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.28
F CFA4,526
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.18
F CFA3,848
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.90
F CFA3,049
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
F CFA3,688
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
F CFA277
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
F CFA1,153
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.07
F CFA46
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA369
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 39.6% more for transportation
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
F CFA2,811
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.57
F CFA15,908
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,027.10
F CFA19,923,560
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
F CFA4,320
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.27
F CFA28,161
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$433.95
F CFA269,956
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.47
F CFA140,262
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.86
F CFA47,191
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 29.8% more for childcare
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$765.65
F CFA476,298
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,307.50
F CFA1,435,461
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
F CFA966
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
F CFA1,271
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.63
F CFA1,016
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.86
F CFA55,903
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.19
F CFA35,575
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.69
F CFA50,821
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
F CFA66,067
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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