Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

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Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Dushanbe Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 45.0% cheaper than Dushanbe.

Restaurants: pay 38.6% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 27.2% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 72.0% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Dhaka

Expenses including housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dhaka.

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Dhaka vs. Dushanbe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.6% less for restaurants

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.85	$2.44 BDT300.31	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.84	$4.87 BDT600.63	-10.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 TJS5.55	$0.32 BDT39.75	-46.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 TJS3.24	$0.16 BDT20.28	-53.3%
Average			-38.6%

Dushanbe vs. Dhaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.2% less for groceries

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 TJS5.68	$0.62 BDT76.25	+0.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.84	$4.37 BDT539.40	-20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.10 TJS37.73	$3.12 BDT385.00	-23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.63	$1.20 BDT147.59	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 TJS18.01	$1.49 BDT183.24	-24.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.85 TJS7.84	$1.26 BDT154.75	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 TJS11.83	$0.41 BDT50.75	-68.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.08	$1.07 BDT132.00	-11.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 TJS5.20	$0.28 BDT34.79	-50.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 TJS2.55	$0.12 BDT14.19	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 TJS1.73	$0.22 BDT26.99	+16.2%
Average			-27.2%

Dushanbe vs. Dhaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.25	$4.23 BDT521.81	-3.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS299.03	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	-30.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS150K	$29,699.61 BDT4M	+82.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.89	$4.46 BDT550.58	+21.2%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 72.0% less for housing

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS158.06	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	-37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$628.00 TJS5,777.98	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.75 TJS3,245.50	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.70 TJS475.64	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	-32.5%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS767.52	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	+8.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,255.98	$2,631.62 BDT325K	-53.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS10.96	$4.87 BDT600.63	+308.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 TJS16.45	$2.38 BDT293.12	+33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.79 TJS34.89	$3.25 BDT400.42	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.50 TJS418.65	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 TJS49.84	$4.06 BDT500.52	-25.1%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Dushanbe	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.38 TJS224.27	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.65 TJS484.43	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-59.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.64 TJS714.36	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-34.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS518.32	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-34.3%
Average			-41.2%

Dushanbe vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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