Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Cabo Verde is 2.0% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in Cabo Verde
Groceries: pay 12.1% more in Cabo Verde
Transportation: pay 28.1% more in Cabo Verde
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Cabo Verde
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Cabo Verde
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.4% less in Cabo Verde
Clothing: pay 26.9% more in Cabo Verde

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

Cabo Verde vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.03	$5.10 CVE522.44	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.62	$4.86 CVE497.56	-34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.28	$2.16 CVE220.85	+171.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.67	$1.19 CVE121.93	+33.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 12.1% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.12	$2.51 CVE257.11	+69.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.06	$6.73 CVE688.47	+206.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK28.91	$5.01 CVE513.25	-28.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.19	$2.80 CVE287.09	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.50	$3.29 CVE336.84	+0.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.41	$1.61 CVE164.79	+3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.92	$1.17 CVE119.33	-2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.18	$1.40 CVE142.94	-19.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.33	$1.96 CVE200.68	-3.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.48	$1.07 CVE109.46	-32.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.63	$0.87 CVE88.77	-36.5%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 28.1% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.68	$6.45 CVE660.54	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.78	$25.28 CVE2,587.33	+51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,653.16	$29,166.78 CVE2,985,380.18	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK90.83	$21.51 CVE2,201.72	-2.4%
Average			+28.1%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,275.76	$57.24 CVE5,858.81	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,669.21	$475.70 CVE48,690.52	-79.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,510.69	$350.12 CVE35,836.80	-42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK321.94	$96.76 CVE9,903.43	+23.9%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,036.96	$136.23 CVE13,943.79	-72.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,540.98	$2,824.32 CVE289,084.31	-37.2%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.21	$2.70 CVE276.15	+9.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.55	$1.80 CVE183.99	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.82	$4.38 CVE447.81	-41.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.26	$44.16 CVE4,519.53	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.72	$7.78 CVE796.10	-10.3%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 26.9% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Cabo Verde
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK161.77	$46.18 CVE4,726.85	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK183.71	$43.75 CVE4,478.07	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK265.36	$92.36 CVE9,453.70	+43.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK405.69	$145.83 CVE14,926.90	+48.2%
Average			+26.9%

Papua New Guinea vs. Cabo Verde - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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