Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 99.8% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 45.8% more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.15
৳174.62
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
৳24.05
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
৳14.72
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
৳61.12
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
৳259.75
|
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
৳267.02
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
৳101.58
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
৳117.30
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳80.33
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
৳40.52
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
৳77.79
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
৳23.46
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.93
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
৳19.80
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
৳300.13
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.12
৳1,309.64
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,999.02
৳3,492,380.48
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.51
৳366.70
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 67.6% more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.55
৳1,993.57
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$127.10
৳10,323.07
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.12
৳6,507.29
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.54
৳2,561.91
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.21
৳5,864.92
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,944.44
৳157,927.50
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.45
৳523.86
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
৳164.83
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
৳261.93
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.41
৳1,901.55
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 46.0% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Thailand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.80
৳1,932.99
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.59
৳1,997.25
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.60
৳4,434.72
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.38
৳3,929.69
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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