Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 53.4% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Castries, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
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Castries
|
Dhaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.08
BDT249.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.29
BDT35.31
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.16
BDT18.78
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$0.68
BDT81.36
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$3.97
BDT476.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$2.94
BDT351.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$1.29
BDT155.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$1.45
BDT173.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.16
BDT139.20
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.51
BDT60.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.09
BDT130.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.38
BDT45.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.22
BDT25.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.40
BDT47.92
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.06
BDT486.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.96
BDT2,991.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$24,957.67
BDT2,991,465.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$13.11
BDT1,571.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$115.12
BDT13,798.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$63.20
BDT7,575.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$22.22
BDT2,663.03
|
|
pay 75.6% less for childcare
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$44.32
BDT5,311.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,486.12
BDT178,128.18
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.03
BDT243.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.91
BDT349.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$17.81
BDT2,135.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$16.53
BDT1,981.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$19.66
BDT2,356.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$41.85
BDT5,015.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$36.92
BDT4,425.21
|
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