Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 50.5% cheaper than Basseterre.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 53.4% less for groceries
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 53.4% less for transportation
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 70.2% less for housing
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
pay 4.1% less for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 42.2% less for clothing
Basseterre
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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