Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 4.3 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 80.8% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH240.26
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH212.91
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.03
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.22
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.39
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH155.68
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH152.15
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.26
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH69.52
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.00
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.37
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.12
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH32.96
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.36
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.77
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH202.67
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH426.34
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,076,681.25
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH159.45
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH221.31
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,327.18
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,770.48
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,352.79
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,261.72
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH214,739.82
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.03
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.57
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH90.72
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH849.45
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH153.76
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 8.3% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,917.48
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,308.75
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,079.04
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,372.69
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
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