Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 25.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 37.9% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.26
PGK35.93
|
$7.58
UAH298.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
PGK35.06
|
$6.32
UAH249.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
PGK3.65
|
$0.62
UAH24.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
PGK5.21
|
$0.41
UAH16.19
|
|
pay 41.4% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
PGK5.60
|
$0.73
UAH28.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
PGK9.39
|
$4.30
UAH169.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
PGK26.12
|
$3.88
UAH153.15
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
PGK14.77
|
$1.78
UAH70.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
PGK11.53
|
$1.97
UAH77.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK5.01
|
$0.34
UAH13.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
PGK3.92
|
$0.64
UAH25.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
PGK6.03
|
$0.71
UAH27.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.04
|
$0.94
UAH36.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PGK5.36
|
$0.28
UAH11.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
PGK4.91
|
$0.37
UAH14.78
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
PGK15.93
|
$5.16
UAH203.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.80
PGK135.03
|
$9.66
UAH381.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,305.96
PGK160,287.78
|
$30,944.11
UAH1,220,887.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.56
PGK68.12
|
$4.19
UAH165.44
|
|
pay 59.8% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$344.22
PGK1,335.73
|
$5.82
UAH229.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,807.14
PGK10,893.09
|
$558.46
UAH22,033.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$418.22
PGK1,622.91
|
$325.98
UAH12,861.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.79
PGK457.10
|
$72.04
UAH2,842.47
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.22
PGK2,107.95
|
$365.07
UAH14,403.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,388.76
PGK17,030.58
|
$6,874.47
UAH271,229.29
|
|
pay 51.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
PGK12.02
|
$1.26
UAH49.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PGK10.16
|
$1.34
UAH52.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
PGK27.55
|
$2.27
UAH89.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.70
PGK192.85
|
$26.77
UAH1,056.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.74
PGK30.05
|
$5.05
UAH199.33
|
|
pay 39.7% more for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.56
PGK130.23
|
$69.25
UAH2,732.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.14
PGK140.25
|
$36.51
UAH1,440.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.31
PGK237.93
|
$87.23
UAH3,441.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.48
PGK335.60
|
$94.45
UAH3,726.58
|
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