Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 33.5% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.82
ALL643
|
$1.90
৳209.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
ALL643
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ALL148
|
$0.32
৳34.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ALL74
|
$0.16
৳17.26
|
|
pay 20.9% less for groceries
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
ALL83
|
$0.71
৳77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
ALL401
|
$3.72
৳409.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
ALL598
|
$3.20
৳351.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
ALL312
|
$1.33
৳146.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.10
ALL292
|
$1.35
৳148.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL48
|
$1.12
৳123.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
ALL85
|
$0.46
৳50.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ALL62
|
$1.00
৳110.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.38
৳41.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL38
|
$0.13
৳14.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ALL37
|
$0.21
৳23.00
|
|
pay 12.7% less for transportation
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
ALL779
|
$4.31
৳474.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.60
ALL1,470
|
$19.03
৳2,093.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,815.16
ALL1,961,603
|
$33,294.05
৳3,663,075.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
ALL2,480
|
$4.00
৳439.57
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.74
ALL1,577
|
$20.17
৳2,218.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.12
ALL46,754
|
$143.11
৳15,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.47
ALL30,201
|
$87.30
৳9,605.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.54
ALL6,836
|
$29.26
৳3,218.81
|
|
pay 64.1% less for childcare
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$203.42
ALL19,170
|
$62.55
৳6,881.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,770.26
ALL355,306
|
$1,551.21
৳170,666.86
|
|
pay 24.1% more for entertainment and sports
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
ALL184
|
$5.71
৳627.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.51
ALL143
|
$1.92
৳211.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
ALL322
|
$3.04
৳334.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.37
ALL3,804
|
$18.59
৳2,045.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.21
ALL680
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
pay 49.8% less for clothing
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.10
ALL4,910
|
$21.40
৳2,354.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.16
ALL3,596
|
$22.74
৳2,501.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.51
ALL7,870
|
$48.51
৳5,337.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.12
ALL9,058
|
$40.38
৳4,443.02
|
|
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