Dhaka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$1392
🏠 One person rent	$152	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$405
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$197
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	16
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	16.8M	317K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 16% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8803rd and 8199th ($481 vs $572) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Port Moresby. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 6218th and 6768th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Port Moresby

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	Dhaka	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$23.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$5.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$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	$164	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$64.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	12.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$17.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$7.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$7.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$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	$0.54	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$21.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$147
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$4671

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$558
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1695
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$506
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1839
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1422
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1640
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$494
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1861
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$506
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1864
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1988
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2269
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1813
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2352
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$506
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2062
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$512
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1176
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1175
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$522
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$513
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1288
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$783
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$514
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$2068
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$437
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1865
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1865
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1928
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796