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Dhaka vs. Guatemala City Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 45.9% cheaper than Guatemala City.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 50.3% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 14.1% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 73.2% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 70.9% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 62.7% less in Dhaka

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

Dhaka vs. Guatemala City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Guatemala City, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.22 GTQ39.86	$2.46 BDT300.06	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.33 GTQ48.32	$5.34 BDT650.12	-15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 GTQ9.13	$0.37 BDT45.51	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 GTQ7.24	$0.17 BDT21.25	-81.6%
Average			-54.7%

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 GTQ23.75	$0.62 BDT75.57	-80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 GTQ30.01	$4.06 BDT494.80	+3.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.96 GTQ60.79	$3.04 BDT370.64	-61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 GTQ19.50	$1.17 BDT143.13	-54.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.82 GTQ29.18	$1.47 BDT178.97	-61.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 GTQ13.48	$1.27 BDT155.19	-27.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 GTQ5.80	$0.48 BDT58.67	-36.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 GTQ10.75	$1.23 BDT150.02	-12.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 GTQ6.57	$0.33 BDT40.38	-61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 GTQ5.98	$0.15 BDT17.97	-81.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 GTQ9.20	$0.24 BDT29.56	-79.9%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 14.1% more for transportation

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.07 GTQ31.08	$3.90 BDT475.32	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.61 GTQ103.97	$24.62 BDT3,000.56	+80.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,565.40 GTQ149,458.53	$28,728.74 BDT3,500,653.84	+46.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.83 GTQ105.62	$4.51 BDT550.10	-67.3%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 73.2% less for housing

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.51 GTQ355.27	$13.60 BDT1,656.98	-70.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$745.66 GTQ5,696.00	$121.42 BDT14,795.87	-83.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$422.61 GTQ3,228.30	$63.61 BDT7,751.45	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.38 GTQ468.89	$28.46 BDT3,467.60	-53.6%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 70.9% less for childcare

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.87 GTQ1,763.61	$55.01 BDT6,703.63	-76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,887.88 GTQ44,977.05	$2,026.13 BDT246,888.22	-65.6%
Average			-70.9%

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pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 GTQ24.91	$4.10 BDT500.09	+25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 GTQ25.31	$2.51 BDT305.41	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.04 GTQ30.89	$3.28 BDT400.07	-18.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 GTQ371.43	$20.42 BDT2,488.46	-58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 GTQ54.80	$4.10 BDT500.09	-42.8%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 62.7% less for clothing

	Guatemala City	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.42 GTQ392.83	$18.02 BDT2,196.06	-65.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.26 GTQ406.86	$24.13 BDT2,940.55	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.72 GTQ937.44	$49.80 BDT6,067.80	-59.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.74 GTQ929.96	$34.29 BDT4,178.05	-71.8%
Average			-62.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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