Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 54.9% cheaper than Road Town.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$1.90
৳207.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.32
৳34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$0.16
৳17.14
|
|
pay 62.8% less for groceries
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$3.72
৳406.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$3.20
৳349.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.33
৳145.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$1.35
৳147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.12
৳122.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.46
৳50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$1.00
৳109.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$0.38
৳41.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.13
৳14.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.21
৳22.84
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$4.31
৳470.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
|
pay 87.0% less for housing
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
|
pay 85.2% less for childcare
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
|
pay 26.3% less for entertainment and sports
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.71
৳623.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.92
৳209.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
pay 64.7% less for clothing
Road Town
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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