Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 56.9% more expensive than Trinidad and Tobago.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Trinidad and Tobago, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.58
TTD64.84
|
$9.26
PGK37.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
TTD48.63
|
$9.04
PGK36.17
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
TTD6.71
|
$0.94
PGK3.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
TTD5.43
|
$1.34
PGK5.37
|
|
pay 12.5% more for groceries
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
TTD15.82
|
$1.44
PGK5.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.47
TTD23.53
|
$2.42
PGK9.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.48
TTD57.39
|
$6.73
PGK26.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
TTD27.78
|
$3.81
PGK15.24
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
TTD25.08
|
$2.97
PGK11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
TTD15.28
|
$1.29
PGK5.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
TTD6.66
|
$1.01
PGK4.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.47
TTD9.97
|
$1.55
PGK6.22
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
TTD12.16
|
$1.56
PGK6.23
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TTD3.35
|
$1.38
PGK5.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
TTD3.85
|
$1.26
PGK5.06
|
|
pay 23.0% more for transportation
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
TTD25.38
|
$4.10
PGK16.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.71
TTD485.48
|
$34.80
PGK139.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,209.13
TTD231,602.83
|
$41,305.96
PGK165,352.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.23
TTD55.70
|
$17.56
PGK70.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.79
TTD370.94
|
$344.22
PGK1,377.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$492.00
TTD3,330.97
|
$2,807.14
PGK11,237.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.49
TTD2,508.26
|
$418.22
PGK1,674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.72
TTD404.31
|
$117.79
PGK471.54
|
|
pay 77.3% more for childcare
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.31
TTD1,417.10
|
$543.22
PGK2,174.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,610.47
TTD31,213.84
|
$4,388.76
PGK17,568.75
|
|
pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
TTD13.30
|
$3.10
PGK12.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.47
TTD23.47
|
$2.62
PGK10.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
TTD34.17
|
$7.10
PGK28.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.60
TTD322.26
|
$49.70
PGK198.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.86
TTD53.20
|
$7.74
PGK31.00
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.14
TTD380.07
|
$33.56
PGK134.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.05
TTD311.74
|
$36.14
PGK144.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.00
TTD771.84
|
$61.31
PGK245.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.11
TTD623.62
|
$86.48
PGK346.21
|
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