Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 5.5% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 28.0% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 29.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 23.4% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 12.6% less for housing
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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