Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. India
  3. Delhi
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Dhaka
  6. Comparison
INR
COMPARED TO
BDT

Dhaka is 22.7% more expensive than Delhi.

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Delhi, you would:
local_dining

pay 7.5% less for restaurants

  Delhi help_outline Dhaka help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.10
₹264.17
$1.89
৳153.30
-53.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.41
₹220.14
$5.90
৳479.05
+72.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.50
₹31.97
$0.35
৳28.55
-29.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.22
₹14.34
$0.18
৳14.53
-19.6%
Average -7.5%
Delhi vs. Dhaka - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 41.7% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.45
₹29.24
$0.65
৳53.19
+44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.27
₹146.21
$3.92
৳318.43
+72.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
₹175.15
$3.31
৳268.43
+21.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $0.94
₹60.56
$1.23
৳99.63
+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.55
₹99.98
$1.39
৳113.12
-10.2%
Apples (1 lb) $0.75
₹48.24
$0.90
৳73.49
+20.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.33
₹20.99
$0.49
৳39.91
+50.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.38
₹24.43
$0.94
৳76.24
+147.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.24
₹15.52
$0.31
৳25.51
+30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.17
₹11.23
$0.16
৳13.24
-6.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.19
₹12.26
$0.30
৳24.09
+56.0%
Average +41.7%
Delhi vs. Dhaka - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 89.5% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.00
₹257.79
$4.08
৳331.53
+2.1%
Monthly public transit pass $13.66
₹880.57
$25.21
৳2,047.44
+84.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,609.79
₹748,483.38
$33,030.10
৳2,682,704.92
+184.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $2.65
₹170.83
$4.95
৳402.41
+87.0%
Average +89.5%
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home

pay 12.2% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $10.93
₹704.81
$28.58
৳2,321.17
+161.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $248.99
₹16,052.10
$144.72
৳11,754.19
-41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $144.82
₹9,336.74
$84.23
৳6,841.50
-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $52.78
₹3,402.59
$37.44
৳3,041.27
-29.1%
Average +12.2%
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child_care

pay 13.4% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $77.04
₹4,967.09
$47.78
৳3,880.96
-38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,137.79
₹137,823.19
$2,376.53
৳193,021.65
+11.2%
Average -13.4%
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pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.05
₹132.09
$4.13
৳335.34
+101.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.88
₹121.40
$2.30
৳186.67
+22.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.71
₹303.80
$3.30
৳268.27
-29.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $22.00
₹1,418.50
$24.43
৳1,984.43
+11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.10
₹264.17
$5.90
৳479.05
+43.9%
Average +29.7%
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store

pay 6.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.87
₹2,118.99
$28.94
৳2,350.14
-12.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.19
₹2,268.76
$30.43
৳2,471.92
-13.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $50.76
₹3,272.27
$62.42
৳5,069.86
+23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $37.91
₹2,444.36
$49.28
৳4,002.91
+30.0%
Average +6.9%
Delhi vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing
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