Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Dhaka
  4. Ecuador
  5. Quito
  6. Comparison
BDT
COMPARED TO
USD

Quito is 2.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.

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

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.89
৳153.30
$3.50 +85.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.90
৳479.05
$6.00 +1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
৳28.55
$0.87 +146.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.18
৳14.53
$0.71 +295.2%
Average +132.1%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 67.8% more for groceries

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.65
৳53.19
$1.64 +150.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.92
৳318.43
$2.63 -32.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.31
৳268.43
$3.76 +13.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.23
৳99.63
$1.88 +53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.39
৳113.12
$2.94 +111.1%
Apples (1 lb) $0.90
৳73.49
$1.04 +15.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.49
৳39.91
$0.53 +8.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.94
৳76.24
$0.80 -14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.31
৳25.51
$0.69 +120.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.16
৳13.24
$0.51 +211.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.30
৳24.09
$0.62 +108.9%
Average +67.8%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 30.6% more for transportation

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
৳331.53
$2.63 -35.6%
Monthly public transit pass $25.21
৳2,047.44
$30.00 +19.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,030.10
৳2,682,704.92
$22,000.00 -33.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.95
৳402.41
$13.50 +172.5%
Average +30.6%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.1 times more for housing

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $28.58
৳2,321.17
$41.89 +46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $144.72
৳11,754.19
$438.24 +202.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $84.23
৳6,841.50
$267.04 +217.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $37.44
৳3,041.27
$30.58 -18.3%
Average +112.0%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.2 times more for childcare

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $47.78
৳3,880.96
$342.07 +615.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,376.53
৳193,021.65
$7,908.33 +232.8%
Average +424.4%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.13
৳335.34
$2.00 -51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.30
৳186.67
$2.25 -1.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.30
৳268.27
$5.00 +51.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $24.43
৳1,984.43
$53.49 +118.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.90
৳479.05
$6.00 +1.7%
Average +23.7%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 88.4% more for clothing

  Dhaka help_outline Quito help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $28.94
৳2,350.14
$68.50 +136.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $30.43
৳2,471.92
$48.33 +58.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $62.42
৳5,069.86
$104.04 +66.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $49.28
৳4,002.91
$94.43 +91.6%
Average +88.4%
Dhaka vs. Quito - Cost of clothing
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