Cost of living comparison
Papua New Guinea is 5.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
$9.83
PGK37.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
$1.01
PGK3.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
$1.49
PGK5.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
$2.66
PGK10.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
$7.38
PGK28.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
$3.92
PGK14.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
$3.18
PGK12.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
$1.44
PGK5.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
$1.18
PGK4.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
$2.01
PGK7.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
$1.29
PGK4.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
$1.20
PGK4.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
$1.24
PGK4.72
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
$4.51
PGK17.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
$38.24
PGK145.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
$45,390.07
PGK172,879.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
$19.29
PGK73.47
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
$378.25
PGK1,440.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
$2,156.03
PGK8,211.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
$459.57
PGK1,750.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
$107.32
PGK408.77
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
$596.93
PGK2,273.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
$4,539.01
PGK17,287.95
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
$3.12
PGK11.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
$3.32
PGK12.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
$7.09
PGK27.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
$52.20
PGK198.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
$8.51
PGK32.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Papua New Guinea
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
$36.88
PGK140.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
$39.72
PGK151.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
$67.38
PGK256.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
$95.04
PGK361.97
|
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