Cost of living comparison
Manila is 2.7 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Manila instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$4.59
₱259.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$3.67
₱207.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.03
₱58.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.46
₱25.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$1.32
₱74.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$3.43
₱193.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$6.66
₱376.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$1.88
₱106.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$2.10
₱119.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$1.31
₱74.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.69
₱39.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$1.39
₱78.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$0.66
₱37.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.88
₱49.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$1.00
₱56.36
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$5.45
₱308.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$12.48
₱706.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$23,857.59
₱1,349,707.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$2.76
₱156.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$38.58
₱2,182.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$559.30
₱31,641.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$299.03
₱16,917.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$85.53
₱4,838.50
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$388.89
₱22,000.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$12,846.39
₱726,765.37
|
|
pay 33.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$1.43
₱80.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$3.13
₱176.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$2.75
₱155.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$48.28
₱2,731.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$6.24
₱353.00
|
|
pay 57.8% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$38.44
₱2,174.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$30.87
₱1,746.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$74.18
₱4,196.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$65.74
₱3,719.11
|
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