Dhaka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$562
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$1375
🏠 One person rent	$150	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$399
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$228
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$218
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	317K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 15% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8770th and 8303rd ($478 vs $562) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Port Moresby. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6105th and 6661st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$4.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$42.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1376
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$7.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$7.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$4989

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$546
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1851
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$492
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$2015
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1502
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1491
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1643
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$474
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$2065
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$496
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1863
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1992
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2323
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1825
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2341
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$499
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2020
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$501
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1174
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1173
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$507
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$500
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1273
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$788
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$499
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2036
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$421
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1851
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1844
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1911
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786