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Papua New Guinea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 12.0% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% more in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 53.0% less in Papua New Guinea

The cost of housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.20 EC$60.00	$12.38 PGK49.52	-44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.98 EC$37.77	$7.43 PGK29.71	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$0.80 PGK3.18	-60.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.28 EC$6.17	$0.89 PGK3.57	-61.0%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$4.07 EC$10.99	$1.49 PGK5.94	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 EC$14.88	$2.20 PGK8.79	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.19 EC$32.94	$7.01 PGK28.05	-42.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.99 EC$16.20	$3.68 PGK14.74	-38.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.63 EC$15.21	$3.28 PGK13.10	-41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 EC$2.72	$1.56 PGK6.22	+54.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.19 PGK4.78	+7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.74 PGK6.97	+107.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 EC$1.79	$2.02 PGK8.09	+205.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 EC$1.36	$1.57 PGK6.29	+213.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.93	$1.37 PGK5.47	+91.5%
Average			+39.4%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$4.29 PGK17.15
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.69 PGK66.74
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$25,877.21 PGK103,488.77
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.04 PGK88.14

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$309.54 PGK1,237.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$700.00 EC$1,891.79	$2,346.03 PGK9,382.32	+235.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$609.17 PGK2,436.19
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 EC$206.67	$78.11 PGK312.39	+2.1%
Average			+118.6%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$494.23 PGK1,976.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$4,498.59 PGK17,990.87

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pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$2.48 PGK9.90	+11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.83 PGK7.33	-50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.55 EC$15.00	$7.48 PGK29.91	+34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.19 PGK180.73
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.29 EC$17.00	$8.67 PGK34.66	+37.8%
Average			+8.4%

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pay 53.0% less for clothing

	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.81 EC$240.00	$39.25 PGK156.97	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$44.57 PGK178.26
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.51 EC$350.00	$64.38 PGK257.48	-50.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$98.43 PGK393.65
Average			-53.0%

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