Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahamas Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2747
$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6163
$1365
🏠 One person rent
$1671
$237
🏘️ Family rent
$2887
$397
🍽️ Food expenses
$796
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$34
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3052
$218
💸 GDP per capita
$39455
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
7.79
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
74.6
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
64
26
🌐 English speaking %
87.1%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
29
35
😀 Quality of life
64
38
🏙️ Population
401K
10.6M

The average cost of living in the Bahamas ($2747) is 392% more expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($558). the Bahamas ranked 7th vs 173rd for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in the Bahamas compared to 0.4 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 63rd and 133rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for the Bahamas and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahamas Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$30.1
$4.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.23
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$5.48
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.14
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1378
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1398
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3636
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2863
$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$305
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.8
$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.27%
12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4157
$1373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3293
$850
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.9
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$7.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.67
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.52
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.78
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.9
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.43
$2.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$4.32
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$28.5
$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.75
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.07
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.56
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.1
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.4
$33
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$812
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15158
$4971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Bahamas

City Cost of living Population
Nassau
$2760
228K
Freeport
$2683
45.9K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$562
317K
Lae
$546
101K