Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 47.5% cheaper than Muscat.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Muscat, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.20
OMR2.000
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
OMR2.600
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
OMR0.330
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
OMR0.120
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
OMR0.460
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
OMR1.250
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
OMR2.540
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
OMR1.040
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
OMR0.900
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
OMR0.410
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
OMR0.320
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
OMR0.310
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
OMR0.210
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
OMR0.170
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 2.9% less for transportation
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.39
OMR0.920
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.94
OMR25.000
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,377.84
OMR8,998.990
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.91
OMR4.200
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 73.5% less for housing
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.63
OMR30.270
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$651.55
OMR250.810
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.94
OMR170.890
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.03
OMR29.270
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 72.2% less for childcare
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$179.50
OMR69.090
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.07
OMR2,874.740
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
OMR1.830
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
OMR2.400
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.76
OMR17.230
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.09
OMR3.500
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 49.5% less for clothing
Muscat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.26
OMR20.120
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
OMR14.500
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.55
OMR34.470
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.58
OMR33.330
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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