With the boom of business outsourcing, more and more singles are relocating to metro cities, leaving behind their deep-rooted families in small towns. If their new job is temporary, many prefer paying guest accommodation over renting a house as it is affordable and practical before checking out what individuates PG from other living options. Let's check out what it actually stands for and why it is coined as one of the best affordable living options out there? What is PG? Well, PG refers to when a person stays in someone else's house/property and pays rent for the accommodation and facilities available with it, such as electricity, water, housekeeping, and food at times. The concept of PG is generally famous in the areas closer to business centres or educational institutes because working professionals and students prefer these locations to reduce their travel time and save some money. In India, you may find PG accommodation in various configurations. The PG accommodation could be single or on a sharing basis. In the latter case, usually, two or sometimes more people share a single room. Typically, a PG consists of a food mess, in which meals, such as breakfast, lunch and dinner are served. PG collects rent monthly, in advance at the beginning of the month. To avoid managing everything from food to furniture, laundry, to grocery shopping on their own, people choose PG rooms. PG charges depend on the available facilities. It is for one to decide whether they want a single, double or triple sharing room and whether the PG stay includes food and housekeeping facilities. Some landlords run the PG business full-time, utilizing their entire bungalow, while others convert their two or three vacant rooms into PG rooms to earn some extra income. The PG owner employs a few people to run daily errands, such as fetching groceries, vegetables, cooking, driving, etc.