Cost of living comparison
Roseau is 2.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Roseau instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
?? | |
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
?? | |
pay 77.5% more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
?? | |
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Roseau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
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