Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 20.7% cheaper than Minsk.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Minsk, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
BYN32.31
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
BYN17.38
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
BYN2.77
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
BYN1.71
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
BYN12.22
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.09
BYN10.09
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
BYN4.74
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
BYN6.35
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.67
BYN2.17
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
BYN3.00
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
BYN2.86
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
BYN4.23
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
BYN1.15
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BYN1.27
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
BYN12.08
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
BYN64.61
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,504.75
BYN70,168.14
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.17
BYN10.34
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 29.8% less for housing
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
BYN44.33
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$403.93
BYN1,317.99
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$265.15
BYN865.15
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.60
BYN148.79
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 81.5% less for childcare
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.49
BYN1,515.59
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,614.68
BYN21,583.13
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
BYN4.06
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
BYN5.78
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
BYN6.20
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.75
BYN119.91
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.75
BYN15.51
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Minsk
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.88
BYN234.55
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
BYN154.07
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.20
BYN353.05
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
BYN371.53
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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