Cost of living comparison
Barbados is 48.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 95.2% more in Barbados
- Groceries
-
pay 64.2% more in Barbados
- Transportation
-
pay 100.0% more in Barbados
- Housing
-
pay 30.2% less in Barbados
- Childcare
-
pay 1.6% more in Barbados
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.7% more in Barbados
- Clothing
-
pay 57.1% more in Barbados
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Barbados are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Notably, transportation and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Barbados.
If you lived in Barbados instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK51.03
|
$31.67
BBD63.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK30.62
|
$10.75
BBD21.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.28
|
$1.79
BBD3.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.67
|
$1.39
BBD2.77
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK6.12
|
$2.57
BBD5.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK9.06
|
$7.32
BBD14.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.91
|
$13.65
BBD27.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK15.19
|
$5.22
BBD10.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.50
|
$6.15
BBD12.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.41
|
$1.78
BBD3.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.92
|
$1.42
BBD2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.18
|
$2.52
BBD5.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.33
|
$2.65
BBD5.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.48
|
$1.92
BBD3.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.63
|
$1.98
BBD3.96
|
|
pay 100.0% more for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.68
|
$7.82
BBD15.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK68.78
|
$51.00
BBD102.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
|
$41,250.00
BBD82,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK90.83
|
$33.60
BBD67.20
|
|
pay 30.2% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
|
$59.67
BBD119.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
|
$716.11
BBD1,432.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,510.69
|
$615.56
BBD1,231.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK321.94
|
$100.37
BBD200.74
|
|
pay 1.6% more for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK2,036.96
|
$318.06
BBD636.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
|
$6,250.00
BBD12,500.00
|
|
pay 52.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK10.21
|
$2.43
BBD4.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.55
|
$4.68
BBD9.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.82
|
$8.70
BBD17.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK186.26
|
$79.38
BBD158.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK35.72
|
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
|
pay 57.1% more for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Barbados
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK161.77
|
$66.94
BBD133.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK183.71
|
$57.50
BBD115.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK265.36
|
$142.01
BBD284.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK405.69
|
$106.39
BBD212.78
|
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