Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 3.7 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
$5.92
NT$192.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$4.93
NT$160.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
$1.07
NT$34.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
$0.68
NT$22.18
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
$2.01
NT$65.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
$8.55
NT$278.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
$11.77
NT$383.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
$3.41
NT$111.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
$4.21
NT$136.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
$2.13
NT$69.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
$1.02
NT$33.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
$1.28
NT$41.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
$1.63
NT$53.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
$1.29
NT$42.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
$1.15
NT$37.60
|
|
pay 60.2% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
$3.89
NT$126.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
$42.09
NT$1,370.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
$32,885.97
NT$1,070,964.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
$9.21
NT$299.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
$26.10
NT$849.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
$624.83
NT$20,348.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
$417.75
NT$13,604.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
$69.55
NT$2,264.87
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
$689.69
NT$22,460.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
$16,064.75
NT$523,164.51
|
|
pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
$2.14
NT$69.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
$3.21
NT$104.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
$4.28
NT$139.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
$39.68
NT$1,292.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$10.52
NT$342.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Taipei
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
$82.51
NT$2,687.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
$30.23
NT$984.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
$94.58
NT$3,080.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
$115.17
NT$3,750.52
|
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