Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 19.0% more expensive than Accra.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Accra, you would:
pay 39.3% less for restaurants
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.16
GHS58.17
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.47
GHS90.49
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
GHS8.52
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
GHS3.07
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 24.3% less for groceries
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
GHS15.84
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.96
GHS55.44
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
GHS101.93
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
GHS23.91
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
GHS26.15
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
GHS13.89
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
GHS5.99
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
GHS8.19
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
GHS11.89
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GHS11.74
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
GHS9.73
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.69
GHS51.57
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.56
GHS329.65
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,189.79
GHS86,614.85
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.31
GHS116.35
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.59
GHS582.03
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$895.45
GHS12,530.21
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.21
GHS828.54
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.83
GHS417.40
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$60.39
GHS845.08
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,690.48
GHS79,627.95
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.92
GHS12.93
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.14
GHS29.93
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.48
GHS20.68
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.72
GHS513.87
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
GHS84.03
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Accra
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.41
GHS187.58
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$12.88
GHS180.18
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.37
GHS480.91
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$34.18
GHS478.32
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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