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Bangladesh

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Ubud vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 92.5% more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Ubud
Groceries: pay 99.5% more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 28.0% less in Ubud
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5% more in Ubud
Clothing: pay 69.6% more in Ubud

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ubud are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ubud.

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Ubud vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ubud instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Dhaka	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.03	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	+14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.87 BDT600.07	$3.07 IDR55,482.92	-36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$1.30 IDR23,538.21	+304.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$0.41 IDR7,439.76	+150.5%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 99.5% more for groceries

	Dhaka	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 BDT76.17	$1.84 IDR33,289.75	+198.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.37 BDT538.89	$8.31 IDR150K	+89.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.12 BDT384.64	$5.50 IDR99,284.90	+76.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.46	$2.22 IDR40,149.46	+85.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$1.69 IDR30,566.05	+13.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 BDT154.61	$1.55 IDR28,033.46	+23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$0.68 IDR12,214.68	+64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$1.00 IDR17,971.05	-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.76	$0.56 IDR10,135.30	+99.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$0.66 IDR11,839.77	+469.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$0.96 IDR17,342.12	+338.9%
Average			+99.5%

Dhaka vs. Ubud - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.0% less for transportation

	Dhaka	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.23 BDT521.32	$2.76 IDR49,852.48	-34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.73 BDT2,800.32	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$24,199.28 IDR437M	-18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.46 BDT550.06	$3.14 IDR56,651.73	-29.7%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Dhaka	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$18.63 IDR336K	+72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$152.72 BDT18,814.62	$544.82 IDR10M	+256.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.69 BDT9,077.95	$407.10 IDR7M	+452.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.91 BDT4,300.35	$62.40 IDR1M	+78.8%
Average			+269.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.60 BDT11,161.97	$440.88 IDR8M	+386.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,631.62 BDT324K	$5,207.68 IDR94M	+97.9%
Average			+210.3%

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pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$2.24 IDR40,351.22	-54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 BDT292.85	$2.00 IDR36,147.97	-15.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 BDT400.05	$2.12 IDR38,333.66	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.52 BDT2,034.84	$51.69 IDR933K	+212.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$3.63 IDR65,570.73	-10.5%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 69.6% more for clothing

	Dhaka	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,068.36	$43.44 IDR784K	+158.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.19 BDT2,610.88	$22.35 IDR404K	+5.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.86 BDT6,265.41	$76.00 IDR1M	+49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.02 BDT4,561.23	$75.10 IDR1M	+102.8%
Average			+69.6%

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