Cost of living comparison

 Papua New Guinea
compared to
 Guernsey
Guernsey vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 86.7% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 99.0% more in Guernsey
Groceries
pay 46.4% more in Guernsey
Transportation
pay 42.9% more in Guernsey
Housing
pay 43.8% more in Guernsey
Childcare
pay 3.6 times more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 87.9% more in Guernsey
Clothing
pay 31.4% more in Guernsey

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

Guernsey vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 99.0% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK51.03
$19.70
£15.21
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK30.62
$9.04
£6.98
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.28
$2.37
£1.83

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK6.12
$2.22
£1.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK9.06
$7.09
£5.48
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK28.91
$8.22
£6.35

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pay 42.9% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.68
$7.40
£5.71
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK68.78
$30.35
£23.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK106,653.16
$29,705.36
£22,946.47

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pay 43.8% more for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,275.76
$68.61
£53.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,669.21
$1,903.94
£1,470.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,510.69
$1,750.03
£1,351.85

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK2,036.96
$1,808.15
£1,396.74
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,540.98
$15,498.45
£11,972.07

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pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK10.21
$5.81
£4.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.55
$4.42
£3.42
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK30.82
$12.69
£9.80

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pay 31.4% more for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
Guernsey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK161.77
$88.79
£68.59
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK183.71
$32.29
£24.94
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK265.36
$87.99
£67.97

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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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