Cost of living comparison

Papua New Guinea

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 60.6% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 70.2% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 56.6% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 89.4% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 56.8% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 70.2% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.38 PGK51.18	$1.35 BDT163.69	-89.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.43 PGK30.71	$4.41 BDT534.71	-40.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.29	$0.25 BDT30.75	-68.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PGK3.68	$0.16 BDT18.82	-82.6%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 56.6% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PGK6.14	$0.52 BDT63.28	-64.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.20 PGK9.08	$3.80 BDT461.06	+72.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 PGK29.00	$2.60 BDT316.06	-62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.68 PGK15.23	$1.11 BDT135.10	-69.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 PGK13.54	$1.00 BDT121.43	-69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 PGK6.43	$0.88 BDT107.12	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 PGK4.94	$0.35 BDT42.58	-70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 PGK7.21	$0.80 BDT97.08	-54.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 PGK8.36	$0.26 BDT31.96	-87.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PGK6.50	$0.14 BDT16.65	-91.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 PGK5.65	$0.25 BDT30.34	-81.7%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 PGK17.73	$3.68 BDT446.80	-14.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.69 PGK68.98	$12.31 BDT1,493.32	-26.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,877.21 PGK106,963.43	$25,789.60 BDT3,129,669.38	-0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.04 PGK91.10	$3.61 BDT437.87	-83.6%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 89.4% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$309.54 PGK1,279.47	$15.51 BDT1,882.04	-95.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,346.03 PGK9,697.34	$75.62 BDT9,176.98	-96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.17 PGK2,517.99	$47.62 BDT5,778.62	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.11 PGK322.88	$20.70 BDT2,511.71	-73.5%
Average			-89.4%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$494.23 PGK2,042.88	$30.22 BDT3,667.78	-93.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,498.59 PGK18,594.92	$962.19 BDT116,765.12	-78.6%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PGK10.24	$3.80 BDT461.68	+53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.83 PGK7.57	$1.37 BDT166.73	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.48 PGK30.91	$2.59 BDT314.33	-65.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 PGK186.80	$11.68 BDT1,417.89	-74.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.67 PGK35.83	$3.67 BDT445.76	-57.6%
Average			-33.7%

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pay 56.8% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.25 PGK162.24	$17.35 BDT2,105.60	-55.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.57 PGK184.24	$16.87 BDT2,047.79	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.38 PGK266.13	$36.90 BDT4,477.83	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.43 PGK406.87	$33.09 BDT4,015.06	-66.4%
Average			-56.8%

Papua New Guinea vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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