Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 29.6% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 11.4% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 5.2% less for housing
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 63.0% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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