Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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New Caledonia

Noumea vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Noumea is 6.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 6.1 times more in Noumea
Groceries: pay 5.9 times more in Noumea
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Noumea
Housing: pay 7.2 times more in Noumea
Childcare: pay 14.5 times more in Noumea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Noumea
Clothing: pay 4.5 times more in Noumea

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Noumea are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Noumea.

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Noumea vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Noumea instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 6.1 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Noumea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.46 BDT303.62	$19.58 CFPF2,017	+695.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BDT657.84	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+175.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BDT46.05	$2.57 CFPF265	+587.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 BDT21.50	$1.17 CFPF121	+573.5%
Average			+507.9%

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pay 5.9 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Noumea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.47	$2.90 CFPF298	+367.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 BDT500.67	$15.50 CFPF1,597	+281.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.04 BDT375.04	$4.63 CFPF477	+52.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 BDT144.83	$6.47 CFPF667	+450.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.47 BDT181.09	$11.32 CFPF1,166	+670.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 BDT157.03	$1.92 CFPF198	+51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 BDT59.36	$3.39 CFPF349	+603.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.23 BDT151.80	$3.00 CFPF309	+143.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 BDT40.86	$3.77 CFPF389	+1038.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 BDT18.18	$1.83 CFPF188	+1140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 BDT29.91	$1.63 CFPF168	+571.1%
Average			+488.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Dhaka	Noumea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.90 BDT480.96	$6.29 CFPF648	+61.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.62 BDT3,036.18	$87.11 CFPF8,974	+253.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,728.74 BDT4M	$31,076.13 CFPF3M	+8.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.51 BDT556.63	$14.59 CFPF1,503	+223.3%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 7.2 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Noumea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.60 BDT1,676.64	$51.39 CFPF5,294	+277.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.42 BDT14,971.49	$856.43 CFPF88,232	+605.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.61 BDT7,843.46	$783.02 CFPF80,669	+1130.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$28.46 BDT3,508.76	$159.67 CFPF16,450	+461.1%
Average			+618.8%

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pay 14.5 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Noumea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.01 BDT6,783.20	$796.07 CFPF82,014	+1347.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,026.13 BDT250K	??
Average			+1347.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Noumea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.10 BDT506.03	$10.52 CFPF1,084	+156.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 BDT309.03	$4.91 CFPF506	+96.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.28 BDT404.82	$20.36 CFPF2,097	+520.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.42 BDT2,518.00	$61.17 CFPF6,302	+199.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.10 BDT506.03	$14.68 CFPF1,513	+257.7%
Average			+245.9%

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Noumea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.02 BDT2,222.13	$115.01 CFPF11,848	+538.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.13 BDT2,975.45	$61.99 CFPF6,386	+156.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.80 BDT6,139.82	$103.99 CFPF10,714	+108.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.29 BDT4,227.65	$244.69 CFPF25,209	+613.6%
Average			+354.4%

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