Cost of Living Comparison

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

Delhi is 1.5% cheaper than Dhaka.

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

pay 28.7% more for restaurants

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.77
৳143.71
$3.94
₹254.04
+122.7%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.90
৳479.02
$3.28
₹211.70
-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
৳30.28
$0.46
₹29.78
+23.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.18
৳14.86
$0.21
₹13.24
+12.3%
Average +28.7%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of restaurants
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
local_grocery_store

pay 24.6% less for groceries

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.68
৳54.97
$0.45
₹29.05
-33.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.62
৳294.22
$2.44
₹157.46
-32.6%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.33
৳270.49
$2.57
₹165.55
-22.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.24
৳100.56
$0.98
₹63.34
-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.74
৳141.43
$1.64
₹105.83
-5.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.96
৳78.07
$0.82
₹52.75
-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.55
৳44.87
$0.33
₹21.51
-39.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.94
৳75.96
$0.41
₹26.21
-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.29
৳23.68
$0.23
₹14.92
-20.6%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.14
৳11.14
$0.15
₹9.37
+6.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.29
৳23.71
$0.20
₹13.18
-30.0%
Average -24.6%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of groceries
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
drive_eta

pay 44.9% less for transportation

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.07
৳330.36
$3.72
₹239.99
-8.5%
Monthly public transit pass $25.64
৳2,082.69
$13.13
₹846.79
-48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,437.82
৳2,634,600.17
$10,507.65
₹677,428.30
-67.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.95
৳402.38
$2.23
₹143.95
-54.9%
Average -44.9%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of transportation
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
home

pay 21.4% more for housing

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.42
৳2,551.65
$10.83
₹698.24
-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $152.75
৳12,406.57
$227.12
₹14,642.73
+48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $88.90
৳7,220.50
$142.52
₹9,188.11
+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $32.37
৳2,629.01
$46.01
₹2,965.99
+42.1%
Average +21.4%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of housing
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
child_care

pay 18.5% more for childcare

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $54.90
৳4,458.86
$78.95
₹5,089.92
+43.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,210.83
৳179,563.40
$2,061.52
₹132,906.22
-6.8%
Average +18.5%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of childcare
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
gamepad

pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.13
৳335.31
$1.97
₹127.02
-52.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
৳164.41
$1.78
₹114.81
-12.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.83
৳229.93
$3.94
₹254.04
+39.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $25.79
৳2,094.56
$24.76
₹1,596.30
-4.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.90
৳479.02
$4.60
₹296.37
-22.1%
Average -10.2%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of entertainment and sports
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
store

pay 0.4% more for clothing

  Dhaka help_outline Delhi help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $29.00
৳2,355.06
$32.99
₹2,127.15
+13.8%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.01
৳2,437.11
$34.24
₹2,207.25
+14.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $61.23
৳4,972.81
$50.38
₹3,248.09
-17.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $46.88
৳3,807.53
$42.83
₹2,761.06
-8.6%
Average +0.4%
Dhaka vs. Delhi - Cost of clothing
Improve prices · Change currency (USD)
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: September 2020
More cost of living comparisons
Dhaka vs. French Polynesia
Dhaka vs. Vietnam
Dhaka vs. Egypt
Delhi vs. Ireland
Delhi vs. Peru
Delhi vs. France
Help us improve these prices
MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location (Ashburn, VA, United States) to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more
Contribute prices for Delhi
Compare countries by overall cost of living
See the cost of living in Bangladesh vs. India. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Bangladesh and India.
question_answer HAVE A QUESTION? ASK THE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Delhi. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.