Cost of living comparison

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

Guinea-Bissau is 0.4% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Groceries
pay 3.8% more in Guinea-Bissau
Transportation
pay 3.5% more in Guinea-Bissau
Housing
pay 58.2% less in Guinea-Bissau
Childcare
pay 3.1% more in Guinea-Bissau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.7% less in Guinea-Bissau
Clothing
pay 48.0% more in Guinea-Bissau

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

Guinea-Bissau vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

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

pay 28.5% more for restaurants

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $12.38
PGK51.09
$4.90
F CFA2,784
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.43
PGK30.66
$9.43
F CFA5,355
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.80
PGK3.28
$1.31
F CFA742

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Bread
1 loaf
$1.49
PGK6.13
$0.90
F CFA511
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
PGK9.07
$7.28
F CFA4,133
Milk (1 gallon) $7.01
PGK28.95
$6.18
F CFA3,513

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
PGK17.70
$4.52
F CFA2,567
Monthly public transit pass $16.69
PGK68.86
$25.57
F CFA14,523
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,877.21
PGK106,782.29
$32,027.10
F CFA18,189,877

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pay 58.2% less for housing

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$309.54
PGK1,277.30
$45.27
F CFA25,710
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,346.03
PGK9,680.91
$433.95
F CFA246,466
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $609.17
PGK2,513.73
$225.47
F CFA128,057

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $494.23
PGK2,039.42
$765.65
F CFA434,852
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,498.59
PGK18,563.43
$2,307.50
F CFA1,310,552

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
PGK10.22
$1.55
F CFA882
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.83
PGK7.56
$2.04
F CFA1,160
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.48
PGK30.86
$1.63
F CFA928

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pay 48.0% more for clothing

 
Papua New Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$39.25
PGK161.96
$89.86
F CFA51,039
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.57
PGK183.93
$57.19
F CFA32,479
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.38
PGK265.68
$81.69
F CFA46,399

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