Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 62.0% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of United States, you would:
pay 78.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 24.3% less for transportation
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 83.6% less for housing
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 48.3% less for clothing
United States
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
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