Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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Vanuatu

Port Vila vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 5.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 4.9 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 4.6 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 54.7% more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 13.4 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Port Vila are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

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Port Vila vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 4.9 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$12.67 VUV1,500	+420.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.63	$14.35 VUV1,700	+194.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$2.28 VUV270	+607.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$2.36 VUV279	+1332.3%
Average			+386.5%

Dhaka vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.6 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.25	$1.94 VUV230	+214.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT539.40	$8.86 VUV1,050	+102.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT385.00	$10.63 VUV1,259	+240.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$6.23 VUV737	+420.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$7.40 VUV877	+398.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.75	$3.24 VUV384	+158.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.75	$0.96 VUV113	+132.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$1.78 VUV211	+66.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$4.21 VUV499	+1393.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$4.02 VUV476	+3394.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$1.57 VUV186	+617.4%
Average			+363.1%

Dhaka vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.7% more for transportation

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.81	$6.78 VUV803	+60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	$67.55 VUV8,000	+197.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$23,220.47 VUV3M	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.58	$9.29 VUV1,100	+108.0%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 13.4 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$363.08 VUV43,000	+3267.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	$1,579.90 VUV187K	+934.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	$1,131.05 VUV134K	+1434.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	$484.28 VUV57,353	+1287.3%
Average			+1242.8%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	$624.84 VUV74,000	+589.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT325K	$6,873.26 VUV814K	+161.2%
Average			+324.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$5.07 VUV600	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT293.12	$4.08 VUV483	+71.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.42	$9.29 VUV1,100	+186.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	$68.29 VUV8,088	+313.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	??
Average			+115.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	$40.99 VUV4,854	+144.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	$67.55 VUV8,000	+218.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	$84.40 VUV9,995	+65.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	$101.28 VUV11,995	+173.6%
Average			+143.8%

Dhaka vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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