India vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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India Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1101
$1342
🏠 One person rent
$175
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$379
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$165
$217
🚐 Transport expenses
$46.3
$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$625
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$2481
$2958
😃 Human freedom index
6.26
7.17
❤️ Life expectancy
67.7
66
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
31
🌐 English speaking %
15.8%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
73
35
😀 Quality of life
41
39
🏙️ Population
1.33B
8.94M

The average cost of living in India ($429) is 21% less expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($543). India ranked 190th vs 174th for Papua New Guinea in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in India compared to 0.8 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 111th and 120th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in India vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for India and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 220 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

India Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.05
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.1
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.93
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$127
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$471
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.5
$39.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.5
$61.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.94
$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.86%
11.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1885
$1439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$986
$924
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.39
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.8
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.12
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.98
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.5
$7.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.82
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.66
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.75
$3.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$3.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.1
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.6
$4.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.5
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.55
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$46.4
$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$71.2
$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1834
$3742

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Cities Comparison in India vs Papua New Guinea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$510
26.5M
Bangalore
$533
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$464
9.31M
Pune
$513
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$452
7.65M
Surat
$771
5.94M
Kolkata
$404
4.5M
Jaipur
$376
3.07M
Nagpur
$466
2.41M
Lucknow
$366
3.38M
Mirzapur
$329
2.5M
Visakhapatnam
$375
2.04M
Gurgaon
$536
877K
Kanpur
$315
3.07M
Indore
$367
1.99M
Vadodara
$376
2.07M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Thane
$501
1.89M
Ghaziabad
$386
2.38M
Mysore
$311
1.27M
Rajkot
$311
2.04M
Varanasi
$308
1.2M
Bhopal
$363
1.8M
Kalyan
$381
1.25M
Ludhiana
$441
1.62M
Nashik
$333
1.49M
Bilaspur
$374
1.63M
Jamshedpur
$361
1.56M

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$547
317K
Lae
$531
101K