Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 4.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$6.59
¥1,037
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$5.14
¥809
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$1.15
¥180
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$0.76
¥120
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$1.73
¥272
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$7.97
¥1,255
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$5.76
¥907
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$2.15
¥338
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$3.23
¥508
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$2.37
¥373
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$2.58
¥407
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$2.19
¥345
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$1.27
¥199
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$1.23
¥194
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$4.29
¥675
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$50.63
¥7,970
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$21,471.04
¥3,380,295
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$25.31
¥3,985
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$31.29
¥4,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$1,013.09
¥159,496
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$584.76
¥92,061
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$132.60
¥20,876
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$486.02
¥76,517
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$14,566.86
¥2,293,334
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$3.21
¥506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$3.30
¥519
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$3.85
¥607
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$61.83
¥9,734
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$12.21
¥1,922
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Tokyo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$54.04
¥8,508
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$36.17
¥5,695
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$61.61
¥9,700
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$79.69
¥12,546
|
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