Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$8.62
₽809.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$4.93
₽462.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$1.02
₽95.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.57
₽53.60
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$0.69
₽64.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$5.18
₽485.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$4.02
₽377.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$1.42
₽133.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$2.00
₽187.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$0.62
₽58.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.53
₽50.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$0.70
₽65.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$1.40
₽131.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.27
₽25.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.26
₽24.82
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$2.47
₽232.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$30.79
₽2,890.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$30,787.49
₽2,890,946.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$3.94
₽370.04
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$6.45
₽605.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$860.20
₽80,773.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$497.14
₽46,681.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$90.59
₽8,506.24
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$487.67
₽45,792.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$9,121.01
₽856,463.23
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$3.08
₽289.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$2.57
₽241.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$2.52
₽236.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$38.25
₽3,591.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$6.16
₽578.19
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$94.24
₽8,849.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$45.95
₽4,314.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$106.61
₽10,010.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$132.25
₽12,418.68
|
|
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