Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 57.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 60.7% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,160
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥812
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥135
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 65.0% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥242
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,092
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥837
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥313
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥583
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥506
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥233
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥510
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥346
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥351
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥274
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥731
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,598
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,305,466
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,407
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,365
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥172,982
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥102,928
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,300
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥94,442
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,609,579
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 36.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥638
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥543
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥696
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,159
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,088
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 46.9% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,688
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,146
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,030
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥15,895
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
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