Cost of living comparison
India is 65.7% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in India instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.35
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.84
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 66.0% less for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.67
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.11
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.04
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK14.91
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.09
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.46
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.47
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.63
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.89
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.55
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.71
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 57.3% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.14
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK145.31
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK172,502.70
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK73.31
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 87.2% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,437.52
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,193.88
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,746.59
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK407.88
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,268.59
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,250.27
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 55.2% less for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK11.86
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.61
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK26.95
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK198.38
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.34
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK140.16
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK150.94
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK256.06
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK361.18
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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