Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 45.6% cheaper than Port Louis.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Port Louis, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.96
MUR274.28
|
$2.14
BDT250.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.31
MUR244.36
|
$4.91
BDT576.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
MUR45.74
|
$0.29
BDT34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MUR25.43
|
$0.16
BDT19.05
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
MUR31.17
|
$0.66
BDT77.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
MUR269.29
|
$4.29
BDT502.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.66
MUR260.51
|
$3.07
BDT360.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
MUR93.09
|
$1.28
BDT150.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.98
MUR137.23
|
$1.48
BDT173.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
MUR37.78
|
$1.18
BDT138.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.36
|
$0.48
BDT56.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
MUR42.41
|
$1.07
BDT125.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
MUR65.03
|
$0.34
BDT39.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MUR26.58
|
$0.19
BDT22.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
MUR29.97
|
$0.36
BDT42.37
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
MUR271.69
|
$4.17
BDT489.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.67
MUR997.38
|
$18.58
BDT2,180.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,669.56
MUR1,595,815.04
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,509,882.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.59
MUR947.52
|
$4.70
BDT551.55
|
|
pay 62.8% less for housing
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
MUR1,668.00
|
$13.56
BDT1,591.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$462.26
MUR21,277.53
|
$117.32
BDT13,764.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.59
MUR17,288.00
|
$64.40
BDT7,555.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.64
MUR1,502.53
|
$22.47
BDT2,636.48
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$221.74
MUR10,206.57
|
$52.47
BDT6,155.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,900.32
MUR179,529.19
|
$1,373.34
BDT161,120.31
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
MUR109.71
|
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
MUR105.93
|
$2.20
BDT257.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
MUR299.22
|
$2.74
BDT320.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.17
MUR1,296.60
|
$17.49
BDT2,052.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
MUR249.35
|
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Port Louis
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.50
MUR2,692.94
|
$15.83
BDT1,857.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.49
MUR2,047.96
|
$17.43
BDT2,045.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.73
MUR4,222.26
|
$40.53
BDT4,754.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.84
MUR3,490.85
|
$35.58
BDT4,174.25
|
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