Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 17.3% cheaper than Asuncion.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$1.90
৳207.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$0.32
৳34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$0.16
৳17.14
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$3.72
৳406.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$3.20
৳349.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$1.35
৳147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.12
৳122.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.46
৳50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$1.00
৳109.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$0.38
৳41.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$0.13
৳14.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.21
৳22.84
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$4.31
৳470.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$4.00
৳436.54
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$5.71
৳623.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$1.92
৳209.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Asuncion
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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