Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 50.7% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 32.6% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 83.7% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 58.7% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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