Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 5.1 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹356.54
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.81
|
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.51
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.14
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.29
|
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.44
|
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.20
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.39
|
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.36
|
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.37
|
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.38
|
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.20
|
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.58
|
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.36
|
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹386.83
|
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,018.69
|
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,120,563.07
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹213.93
|
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
|
pay 16.1 times more for housing
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹637.51
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,724.27
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,009.44
|
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,575.54
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,061.59
|
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,468.43
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
|
pay 87.9% more for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹152.80
|
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.30
|
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.36
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,757.94
|
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹407.48
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
|
pay 58.3% more for clothing
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,404.69
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,903.08
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,974.41
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,168.29
|
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
|
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