Cost of living comparison
India is 60.3% cheaper than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in India instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 64.9% less for restaurants
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.38
PGK49.93
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.43
PGK29.96
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
PGK3.21
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
PGK3.60
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.99
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
PGK8.86
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.01
PGK28.29
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
PGK14.86
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
PGK13.21
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
PGK6.27
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
PGK4.82
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
PGK7.03
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
PGK8.15
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
PGK6.34
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
PGK5.51
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 41.5% less for transportation
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
PGK17.30
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.69
PGK67.30
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,877.21
PGK104,362.77
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
PGK88.88
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 84.6% less for housing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$309.54
PGK1,248.36
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,346.03
PGK9,461.56
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$609.17
PGK2,456.77
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.11
PGK315.03
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$494.23
PGK1,993.21
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,498.59
PGK18,142.81
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
PGK9.99
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
PGK7.39
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
PGK30.16
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.19
PGK182.26
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.67
PGK34.95
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
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pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Papua New Guinea
|
India
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
PGK158.29
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.57
PGK179.76
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.38
PGK259.66
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.43
PGK396.98
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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