Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 24.1% cheaper than Rabat.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Rabat, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MAD35.00
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
MAD50.00
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MAD5.96
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
MAD4.00
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 30.2% more for groceries
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
MAD4.72
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
MAD42.82
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
MAD29.47
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
MAD14.34
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.41
MAD24.39
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
MAD5.94
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.36
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
MAD2.56
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MAD3.11
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
MAD2.32
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.63
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
MAD52.42
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.73
MAD250.02
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,733.94
MAD250,021.27
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.28
MAD73.56
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.97
MAD333.30
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$432.59
MAD4,372.76
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.12
MAD2,417.17
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.54
MAD308.68
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$117.61
MAD1,188.88
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,660.62
MAD37,003.15
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
MAD37.50
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.84
MAD18.64
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.76
MAD38.00
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.71
MAD239.64
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.43
MAD65.01
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 50.1% less for clothing
Rabat
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
MAD586.68
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.61
MAD481.29
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
MAD798.76
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.50
MAD763.21
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
|
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