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Dhaka vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 73.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 86.9% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 59.0% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 60.3% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 82.7% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 74.7% less in Dhaka

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Dhaka.

Dhaka vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 86.9% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,419	$2.08 BDT255.05	-89.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,179	$4.58 BDT561.11	-74.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK381	$0.29 BDT36.12	-90.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK264	$0.16 BDT19.21	-92.8%
Average			-86.9%

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pay 59.0% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK437	$0.68 BDT83.24	-81.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK938	$3.97 BDT487.01	-48.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK774	$2.94 BDT359.98	-54.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK696	$1.29 BDT158.67	-77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,142	$1.45 BDT177.93	-84.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK170	$1.16 BDT142.42	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK122	$0.51 BDT62.34	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK147	$1.09 BDT133.53	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK269	$0.38 BDT46.72	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK173	$0.22 BDT26.39	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK113	$0.40 BDT49.03	-57.2%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 60.3% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,028	$4.06 BDT497.41	-52.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,064	$24.96 BDT3,060.62	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,133,533	$24,957.67 BDT3,060,620.12	-41.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK2,908	$4.58 BDT561.11	-81.0%
Average			-60.3%

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pay 82.7% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK8,449	$13.11 BDT1,607.55	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK238,374	$115.12 BDT14,117.45	-94.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK218,090	$63.20 BDT7,750.28	-96.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK6,525	$22.22 BDT2,724.59	-58.8%
Average			-82.7%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK30,491	$44.32 BDT5,434.56	-82.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK724,854	$1,486.12 BDT182,246.02	-75.2%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 69.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,307	$4.16 BDT510.10	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK642	$2.03 BDT249.13	-61.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,481	$2.91 BDT357.07	-76.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK8,459	$17.81 BDT2,184.65	-74.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,787	$4.16 BDT510.10	-71.8%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 74.7% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK13,178	$16.53 BDT2,027.66	-84.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,013	$19.66 BDT2,411.40	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK18,364	$41.85 BDT5,131.61	-72.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK23,480	$36.92 BDT4,527.51	-81.0%
Average			-74.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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