Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Banjul Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 13.1% more expensive than Banjul.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 23.2% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 11.7% more in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 16.2 times more in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.0% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 58.0% less in Dhaka

The cost of childcare, transportation, and housing in Dhaka are more expensive than in Banjul. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dhaka. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dhaka.

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Dhaka vs. Banjul Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Banjul, you would:

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pay 66.6% less for restaurants

	Banjul	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.44 BDT300.31	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$4.87 BDT600.63	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.32 BDT39.75	-87.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.16 BDT20.28	-89.6%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 23.2% less for groceries

	Banjul	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.62 BDT76.25	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$4.37 BDT539.40	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$3.12 BDT385.00	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.20 BDT147.59	-37.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$1.49 BDT183.24	+21.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$1.26 BDT154.75	+36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.41 BDT50.75	-26.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$1.07 BDT132.00	+31.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.28 BDT34.79	-54.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.12 BDT14.19	-71.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.22 BDT26.99	-50.2%
Average			-23.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Banjul	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$4.23 BDT521.81	+5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	+247.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$29,699.61 BDT4M	+1027.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.46 BDT550.58
Average			+223.8%

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pay 11.7% more for housing

	Banjul	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	+48.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-9.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	+50.1%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 16.2 times more for childcare

	Banjul	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	+1240.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$2,631.62 BDT325K	+1847.4%
Average			+1516.0%

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pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Banjul	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$4.87 BDT600.63	-13.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.38 BDT293.12	-35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$3.25 BDT400.42	+92.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-30.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$4.06 BDT500.52	+20.1%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 58.0% less for clothing

	Banjul	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-70.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-52.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-48.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-57.4%
Average			-58.0%

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