Cost of living comparison

Gabon

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Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Libreville Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 67.3% cheaper than Libreville.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 68.9% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 18.5% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 80.7% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 49.8% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 56.7% less in Dhaka

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

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Dhaka vs. Libreville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% less for restaurants

	Libreville	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.07 FCFA9,995	$2.44 BDT300.31	-85.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.36 FCFA8,995	$4.87 BDT600.63	-68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 FCFA1,000	$0.32 BDT39.75	-81.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 FCFA833	$0.16 BDT20.28	-88.4%
Average			-81.0%

Libreville vs. Dhaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 68.9% less for groceries

	Libreville	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 FCFA698	$0.62 BDT76.25	-48.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 FCFA2,998	$4.37 BDT539.40	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.92 FCFA7,567	$3.12 BDT385.00	-75.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.32 FCFA2,532	$1.20 BDT147.59	-72.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.87 FCFA2,267	$1.49 BDT183.24	-61.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 FCFA793	$1.26 BDT154.75	-7.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.74 FCFA1,020	$0.41 BDT50.75	-76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.74 FCFA1,020	$1.07 BDT132.00	-38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 FCFA907	$0.28 BDT34.79	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 FCFA793	$0.12 BDT14.19	-91.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.94 FCFA1,133	$0.22 BDT26.99	-88.7%
Average			-68.9%

Libreville vs. Dhaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.5% less for transportation

	Libreville	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.01 FCFA2,350	$4.23 BDT521.81	+5.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.94 FCFA27,486	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,019.42 FCFA17M	$29,699.61 BDT4M	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.25 FCFA4,245	$4.46 BDT550.58	-38.4%
Average			-18.5%

Libreville vs. Dhaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 80.7% less for housing

	Libreville	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.01 FCFA37,481	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	-83.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,024.21 FCFA600K	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.76 FCFA250K	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-82.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.27 FCFA38,216	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	-46.5%
Average			-80.7%

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pay 49.8% less for childcare

	Libreville	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.70 FCFA99,950	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	-46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 FCFA3M	$2,631.62 BDT325K	-52.6%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Libreville	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 FCFA600	$4.87 BDT600.63	+375.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.97 FCFA3,498	$2.38 BDT293.12	-60.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 FCFA1,499	$3.25 BDT400.42	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.01 FCFA37,481	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-74.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.48 FCFA2,621	$4.06 BDT500.52	-9.3%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 56.7% less for clothing

	Libreville	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.35 FCFA49,975	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-80.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.68 FCFA24,987	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.21 FCFA29,985	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.42 FCFA59,970	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-63.9%
Average			-56.7%

Libreville vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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