Cost of living comparison
Quito is 2.7 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Quito instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT256.41
|
$4.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT589.75
|
$8.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.37
|
$1.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.49
|
$0.76
|
|
pay 60.1% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT79.19
|
$1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT514.39
|
$4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT368.63
|
$4.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT154.04
|
$2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT177.84
|
$3.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT142.01
|
$1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT57.50
|
$0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT128.24
|
$0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT40.52
|
$0.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.90
|
$0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT43.33
|
$0.47
|
|
pay 32.3% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT500.71
|
$2.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,229.69
|
$20.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,589,793.19
|
$20,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT564.11
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,627.47
|
$34.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT14,077.93
|
$446.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,727.78
|
$320.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,696.51
|
$31.61
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,295.40
|
$275.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT164,788.60
|
$7,180.00
|
|
pay 66.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT512.83
|
$3.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT263.51
|
$2.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT328.21
|
$6.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,099.17
|
$40.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT512.83
|
$7.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Quito
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,899.51
|
$46.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,091.71
|
$44.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,862.98
|
$98.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,269.29
|
$86.36
|
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