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:

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pay 28.5% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.59	$4.90 F CFA2,833	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.96	$9.43 F CFA5,450	+26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.32	$1.31 F CFA756	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.71	$1.63 F CFA944	+83.3%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 3.8% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.19	$0.90 F CFA521	-39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.16	$7.28 F CFA4,206	+231.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK29.23	$6.18 F CFA3,575	-11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.35	$4.90 F CFA2,833	+33.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.65	$5.93 F CFA3,427	+81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.48	$1.85 F CFA1,071	+19.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.98	$0.44 F CFA257	-62.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.26	$1.85 F CFA1,071	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.42	$0.07 F CFA43	-96.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.55	$0.59 F CFA343	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.69	$0.59 F CFA343	-56.6%
Average			+3.8%

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pay 3.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.87	$4.52 F CFA2,612	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK69.54	$25.57 F CFA14,782	+53.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK107,829.80	$32,027.10 F CFA18,513,436	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK91.84	$6.94 F CFA4,014	-68.5%
Average			+3.5%

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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 PGK1,289.83	$45.27 F CFA26,168	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,775.88	$433.95 F CFA250,850	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,538.39	$225.47 F CFA130,335	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK325.49	$75.86 F CFA43,851	-2.9%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 3.1% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,059.43	$765.65 F CFA442,587	+54.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,745.53	$2,307.50 F CFA1,333,864	-48.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.32	$1.55 F CFA897	-37.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.64	$2.04 F CFA1,181	+11.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK31.16	$1.63 F CFA944	-78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK188.32	$57.19 F CFA33,057	+26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK36.12	$1.63 F CFA944	-81.1%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 48.0% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Guinea-Bissau
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK163.55	$89.86 F CFA51,946	+129.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK185.74	$57.19 F CFA33,057	+28.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK268.28	$81.69 F CFA47,224	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK410.17	$106.20 F CFA61,391	+7.9%
Average			+48.0%

Papua New Guinea vs. Guinea-Bissau - 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: June 2025

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