Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Tirana Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 65.8% cheaper than Tirana.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 52.7% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 79.2% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.6% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 65.4% less in Dhaka

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

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Dhaka vs. Tirana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.1% less for restaurants

	Tirana	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL799	$2.44 BDT300.31	-75.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL899	$4.87 BDT600.63	-55.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL195	$0.32 BDT39.75	-86.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.26 ALL103	$0.16 BDT20.28	-87.0%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 52.7% less for groceries

	Tirana	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$0.62 BDT76.25	-47.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL528	$4.37 BDT539.40	-32.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL692	$3.12 BDT385.00	-63.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL308	$1.20 BDT147.59	-68.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL337	$1.49 BDT183.24	-63.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL73	$1.26 BDT154.75	+41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.41 BDT50.75	-63.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ALL80	$1.07 BDT132.00	+9.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL69	$0.28 BDT34.79	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.12 BDT14.19	-75.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.22 BDT26.99	-62.1%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Tirana	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 ALL717	$4.23 BDT521.81	-51.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 ALL1,598	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	+16.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$29,699.61 BDT4M	-11.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,696	$4.46 BDT550.58	-86.5%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 79.2% less for housing

	Tirana	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,628	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.78 ALL67,759	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	-81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$479.97 ALL39,241	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-84.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,128	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	-53.4%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Tirana	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$344.43 ALL28,160	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	-73.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,249.97 ALL674K	$2,631.62 BDT325K	-68.1%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 38.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tirana	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL290	$4.87 BDT600.63	+37.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.25 ALL184	$2.38 BDT293.12	+5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL389	$3.25 BDT400.42	-31.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.71 ALL4,555	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL799	$4.06 BDT500.52	-58.5%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 65.4% less for clothing

	Tirana	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,712	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-76.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,879	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-55.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,996	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-58.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,429	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-67.9%
Average			-65.4%

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