Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 25.0% cheaper than Praia.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Praia, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE481.49
|
$1.90
৳209.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE145.58
|
$0.32
৳34.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.41
|
$0.16
৳17.26
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.10
|
$0.71
৳77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE331.91
|
$3.72
৳409.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE363.87
|
$3.20
৳351.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE254.53
|
$1.33
৳146.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE203.80
|
$1.35
৳148.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE126.66
|
$1.12
৳123.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$0.46
৳50.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.11
|
$1.00
৳110.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE96.72
|
$0.38
৳41.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.18
|
$0.13
৳14.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE66.78
|
$0.21
৳23.00
|
|
pay 21.4% less for transportation
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE657.62
|
$4.31
৳474.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,132.32
|
$19.03
৳2,093.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,741,559.19
|
$33,294.05
৳3,663,075.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,370.78
|
$4.00
৳439.57
|
|
pay 50.7% less for housing
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,193.89
|
$20.17
৳2,218.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,384.81
|
$143.11
৳15,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,286.79
|
$87.30
৳9,605.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,445.99
|
$29.26
৳3,218.81
|
|
pay 13.8% more for childcare
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,872.07
|
$62.55
৳6,881.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE109,662.37
|
$1,551.21
৳170,666.86
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE234.31
|
$5.71
৳627.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE153.24
|
$1.92
৳211.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE456.93
|
$3.04
৳334.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,876.94
|
$18.59
৳2,045.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE609.24
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
pay 42.5% less for clothing
Praia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$21.40
৳2,354.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,046.18
|
$22.74
৳2,501.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,123.14
|
$48.51
৳5,337.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,184.71
|
$40.38
৳4,443.02
|
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