Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$569
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1043
$1382
🏠 One person rent
$134
$243
🏘️ Family rent
$223
$405
🍽️ Food expenses
$197
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$66
$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$197
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$3007
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
7.07
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
26
🌐 English speaking %
12%
70.4%
🎓 Higher education
65
35
😀 Quality of life
38
38
🏙️ Population
174M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($434) is 24% less expensive than in Papua New Guinea ($569). Bangladesh ranked 191st 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 0.4 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.3 months in Papua New Guinea. Ranked 135th and 136th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea as a population-weighted mean of 15 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.

Bangladesh Papua New Guinea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.1
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.45
$1.85
 Cappuccino
$2.03
$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$86.1
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$175
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.3
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$64.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.64%
12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$997
$1391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$580
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.29
$7.71
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.16
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.02
$4.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.7
$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.94
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$21.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.1
$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.5
$68.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$55.7
$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1889
$4626

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$481
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Narayanganj
$351
968K
Khulna
$296
929K
Rajshahi
$281
448K
Sylhet
$327
480K
Bogra
$293
401K
Barisal
$314
328K
Mymensingh
$287
258K
Rangpur
$307
294K
Jessore
$314
209K
Cox's Bazar
$324
167K
Narsingdi
$350
185K
Saidpur
$320
127K
Brahmanbaria
$325
268K

In Papua New Guinea

City Cost of living Population
Port Moresby
$572
317K
Lae
$558
101K