Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 0.5% cheaper than Abuja.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Abuja, you would:
pay 26.6% less for restaurants
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.58
NGN3,672.10
|
$2.14
BDT249.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.61
NGN7,990.44
|
$4.91
BDT574.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
NGN660.77
|
$0.29
BDT34.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
NGN388.97
|
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.47
NGN2,094.83
|
$0.66
BDT77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$0.95
NGN1,353.00
|
$4.29
BDT501.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.68
NGN16,647.28
|
$3.07
BDT359.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
NGN2,254.23
|
$1.28
BDT150.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
NGN3,811.83
|
$1.48
BDT173.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
NGN2,324.43
|
$1.18
BDT138.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,061.26
|
$0.48
BDT56.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
NGN1,176.99
|
$1.07
BDT124.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
NGN1,050.42
|
$0.34
BDT39.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
NGN906.79
|
$0.19
BDT22.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
NGN1,008.72
|
$0.36
BDT42.22
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.64
NGN3,755.22
|
$4.17
BDT487.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.58
BDT2,172.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,330.29
NGN9,020,023.34
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,497,111.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.55
NGN10,755.68
|
$4.70
BDT549.55
|
|
pay 56.3% less for housing
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.58
NGN59,240.38
|
$13.56
BDT1,585.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,689.63
NGN3,832,450.15
|
$117.32
BDT13,714.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,186.35
NGN1,690,423.84
|
$64.40
BDT7,528.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.95
NGN24,158.34
|
$22.47
BDT2,626.89
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.94
NGN140,985.44
|
$52.47
BDT6,132.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,650.91
NGN3,777,277.63
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,534.07
|
|
pay 42.1% more for entertainment and sports
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NGN1,736.90
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
NGN2,478.03
|
$2.20
BDT256.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.74
BDT319.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.10
NGN64,261.47
|
$17.49
BDT2,044.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.10
NGN11,537.97
|
$4.27
BDT499.59
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Abuja
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.71
NGN38,065.95
|
$15.83
BDT1,850.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.78
NGN41,009.77
|
$17.43
BDT2,037.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.54
NGN86,264.49
|
$40.53
BDT4,737.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.16
NGN111,373.73
|
$35.58
BDT4,159.06
|
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