Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 30.2% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 33.2% less for restaurants
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿75.59
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿205.37
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.24
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿12.85
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿53.87
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿290.22
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿234.49
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿63.42
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿38.88
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿43.74
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.31
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿28.75
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.42
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.42
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.69
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿165.90
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿883.04
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,136,179.85
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿351.58
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 32.9% less for housing
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿620.94
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,559.79
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,534.64
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,794.98
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 82.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,145.32
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿359,800.06
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 21.5% more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿68.94
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿70.61
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿131.21
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,709.16
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿204.53
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,466.76
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿981.55
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿2,978.49
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,371.16
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
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