Dhaka vs Port Moresby - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Port Moresby
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$106	$232
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$429
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$36.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$402
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	17
😀 Quality of life	57	53
🏙️ Population	16.8M	317K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 15% less expensive than in Port Moresby. Cities ranked 8745th and 8225th ($456 vs $537) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Port Moresby. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Port Moresby ranked 1st in Papua New Guinea, while ranked 5727th and 6125th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Port Moresby
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$3.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$820
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$6.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$19.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$33
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$64.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$131
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3799

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Port Moresby

Distance	City	Cost of living
306 km or 190 mi	Lae	$522
841 km or 523 mi	Cairns	$1397
1050 km or 652 mi	Jayapura	$446
1088 km or 676 mi	Townsville	$1249
1404 km or 872 mi	Honiara	$1425
1489 km or 925 mi	Auki	$1422
1586 km or 986 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
1656 km or 1029 mi	Gladstone	$1545
1734 km or 1077 mi	Manokwari	$495
1796 km or 1116 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
1810 km or 1125 mi	Darwin	$1859
1859 km or 1155 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
2003 km or 1244 mi	Sorong	$504
2008 km or 1248 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
2026 km or 1259 mi	Caloundra	$1816
2049 km or 1273 mi	Caboolture	$1881
2071 km or 1287 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
2093 km or 1301 mi	Brisbane	$2356
2101 km or 1306 mi	Ipswich	$1785
2119 km or 1317 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2157 km or 1341 mi	Southport	$2011
2163 km or 1344 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
2192 km or 1362 mi	Ambon	$508
2235 km or 1389 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
2273 km or 1413 mi	Luganville	$2943
2276 km or 1414 mi	Baucau	$506
2342 km or 1455 mi	Melekeok	$1160
2343 km or 1456 mi	Ngerulmud	$1164
2371 km or 1473 mi	Dili	$514
2376 km or 1477 mi	Ainaro	$506
2384 km or 1481 mi	Armidale	$1354
2397 km or 1489 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2403 km or 1493 mi	Yaren	$744
2407 km or 1496 mi	Maliana	$505
2461 km or 1529 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2470 km or 1535 mi	Ternate	$431
2487 km or 1545 mi	Paita	$1597
2495 km or 1550 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2502 km or 1554 mi	Noumea	$1648
2512 km or 1561 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688