Cost of living comparison
Tirana is 2.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Tirana instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$6.82
ALL647
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.57
ALL149
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.78
ALL74
|
|
pay 71.5% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$0.88
ALL84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$4.26
ALL404
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$6.34
ALL602
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.31
ALL314
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$3.10
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.91
ALL86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$0.65
ALL62
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$0.64
ALL61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.40
ALL38
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$8.27
ALL785
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$15.60
ALL1,479
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$20,815.16
ALL1,974,345
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$26.32
ALL2,496
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$16.74
ALL1,588
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$496.12
ALL47,058
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$320.47
ALL30,397
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$72.54
ALL6,880
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$203.42
ALL19,294
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$3,770.26
ALL357,613
|
|
pay 18.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$1.95
ALL185
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$1.51
ALL144
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$3.41
ALL324
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$40.37
ALL3,829
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$7.21
ALL684
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Tirana
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$52.10
ALL4,942
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$38.16
ALL3,619
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$83.51
ALL7,921
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$96.12
ALL9,117
|
|
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