Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 67.0% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% less in Dhaka
- Groceries
-
pay 82.0% less in Dhaka
- Transportation
-
pay 30.1% less in Dhaka
- Housing
-
pay 91.6% less in Dhaka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.3% less in Dhaka
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Dhaka.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$2.08
BDT252.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.58
BDT554.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.29
BDT35.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.16
BDT18.99
|
|
pay 82.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.68
BDT82.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.97
BDT481.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$2.94
BDT355.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.29
BDT156.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.45
BDT175.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
BDT140.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.51
BDT61.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
BDT131.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
BDT46.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
BDT26.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
BDT48.46
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.06
BDT491.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.96
BDT3,024.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,957.67
BDT3,024,978.59
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.58
BDT554.58
|
|
pay 91.6% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$13.11
BDT1,588.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$115.12
BDT13,953.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$63.20
BDT7,660.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$22.22
BDT2,692.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$44.32
BDT5,371.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,486.12
BDT180,123.73
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$4.16
BDT504.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$2.03
BDT246.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.91
BDT352.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$17.81
BDT2,159.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.16
BDT504.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$16.53
BDT2,004.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$19.66
BDT2,383.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$41.85
BDT5,071.85
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$36.92
BDT4,474.79
|
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