Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 56.1% cheaper than Port Moresby.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Port Moresby, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 40.1% less for transportation
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Port Moresby
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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