Cost of living comparison
Ukraine is 46.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.51
PGK29.99
|
$5.28
₴156.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK29.99
|
$4.21
₴124.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PGK4.06
|
$0.55
₴16.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.14
|
$0.44
₴13.00
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
PGK5.42
|
$0.63
₴18.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.84
PGK10.00
|
$3.65
₴107.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.12
PGK21.57
|
$3.62
₴107.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
PGK13.15
|
$1.35
₴39.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
PGK10.58
|
$1.83
₴53.98
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
PGK5.21
|
$0.29
₴8.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
PGK3.70
|
$0.47
₴13.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.04
PGK7.18
|
$0.53
₴15.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK4.84
|
$0.83
₴24.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
PGK4.01
|
$0.19
₴5.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
PGK4.31
|
$0.25
₴7.31
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.30
PGK15.14
|
$4.09
₴120.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK134.74
|
$8.55
₴252.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK159,944.31
|
$22,875.02
₴675,723.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK67.98
|
$3.50
₴103.47
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$241.13
PGK849.70
|
$5.19
₴153.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK7,597.35
|
$274.51
₴8,108.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$517.73
PGK1,824.36
|
$180.92
₴5,344.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.40
PGK262.17
|
$78.80
₴2,327.64
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$512.21
PGK1,804.93
|
$221.42
₴6,540.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,744.68
PGK20,242.95
|
$5,681.81
₴167,839.55
|
|
pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
PGK10.00
|
$1.01
₴29.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
PGK11.31
|
$1.05
₴31.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK24.99
|
$2.23
₴65.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$113.48
PGK399.86
|
$22.36
₴660.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
PGK34.99
|
$3.81
₴112.66
|
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pay 10.5% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
Ukraine
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.74
PGK199.93
|
$50.48
₴1,491.03
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.39
PGK159.94
|
$35.48
₴1,048.13
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.92
PGK249.91
|
$80.79
₴2,386.45
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.77
PGK397.36
|
$86.66
₴2,560.01
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