Cost of living comparison
Port Moresby is 4.2 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Port Moresby instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.22
|
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.68
|
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.29
|
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.88
|
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.16
|
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.25
|
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.22
|
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.04
|
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.28
|
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.71
|
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.67
|
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.12
|
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
|
pay 12.6 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.95
|
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.24
|
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
|
pay 55.4% more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Port Moresby
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
|
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