Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 14.8% cheaper than Nairobi.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Nairobi, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.49
KES594.98
|
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.24
KES694.14
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
KES66.09
|
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
KES54.48
|
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
|
pay 5.8% less for groceries
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.48
KES62.96
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
KES703.43
|
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
KES450.56
|
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.37
KES181.99
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
KES345.73
|
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
KES121.38
|
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES49.28
|
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
KES94.75
|
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
KES51.17
|
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.80
|
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES50.93
|
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
KES624.97
|
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.03
KES4,376.97
|
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,338.57
KES2,032,841.89
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
KES1,422.99
|
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
KES5,979.50
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.90
KES49,156.53
|
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.44
KES23,119.15
|
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$19.29
KES2,556.53
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$128.41
KES17,018.64
|
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,645.08
KES1,013,212.73
|
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
KES247.91
|
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
KES282.14
|
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
KES347.07
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.98
KES5,696.25
|
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.99
KES793.30
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
|
pay 10.5% more for clothing
Nairobi
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.15
KES2,141.02
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.44
KES3,107.11
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.37
KES5,350.30
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$43.70
KES5,792.02
|
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
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