Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.0 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Russia, you would:
pay 75.3% more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB670.16
|
$12.38
PGK50.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB426.52
|
$7.43
PGK30.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB82.13
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB39.57
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.24
|
$1.49
PGK6.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB382.48
|
$2.20
PGK8.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB316.28
|
$7.01
PGK28.33
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB124.67
|
$3.68
PGK14.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB170.48
|
$3.28
PGK13.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB55.76
|
$1.56
PGK6.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB56.76
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB73.47
|
$1.74
PGK7.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB91.23
|
$2.02
PGK8.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.27
|
$1.57
PGK6.35
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.45
|
$1.37
PGK5.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB218.10
|
$4.29
PGK17.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,818.68
|
$16.69
PGK67.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,742,722.40
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,515.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB427.24
|
$22.04
PGK89.01
|
|
pay 15.9 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB615.03
|
$309.54
PGK1,250.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,346.27
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,475.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,706.66
|
$609.17
PGK2,460.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,685.13
|
$78.11
PGK315.49
|
|
pay 74.3% more for childcare
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,569.19
|
$494.23
PGK1,996.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB522,399.66
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,169.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB146.46
|
$2.48
PGK10.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB171.99
|
$1.83
PGK7.40
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB215.95
|
$7.48
PGK30.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,898.37
|
$45.19
PGK182.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB409.03
|
$8.67
PGK35.01
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,337.57
|
$39.25
PGK158.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,492.07
|
$44.57
PGK180.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,878.10
|
$64.38
PGK260.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,783.88
|
$98.43
PGK397.56
|
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