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Moscow vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 19.3% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.6% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 36.9% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 74.0% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in Moscow are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Moscow. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 6.6% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$11.93 RUB950.80	-33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$5.97 RUB475.40	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$1.38 RUB110.14	+72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.61 RUB48.73	-13.2%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 36.9% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$0.85 RUB67.42	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$6.27 RUB499.56	+74.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$4.62 RUB368.11	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$1.68 RUB134.05	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$2.46 RUB196.24	-32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$0.81 RUB64.48	-59.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.87 RUB69.32	-34.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$0.90 RUB71.85	-67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$1.64 RUB130.64	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.43 RUB34.01	-73.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.34 RUB26.98	-71.3%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$2.84 RUB226.14	-32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	+54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	+65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$5.73 RUB456.39	-77.0%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$7.82 RUB622.74	-95.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	-52.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	-6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	+38.1%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	+3.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	+260.0%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$4.18 RUB332.78	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$3.16 RUB251.50	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$2.98 RUB237.70	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$6.56 RUB522.94	-36.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 74.0% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	+144.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	+30.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	+60.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	+60.4%
Average			+74.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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