Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 50.0% cheaper than Dakar.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Dakar, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
|
pay 30.3% less for transportation
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
|
pay 58.1% less for clothing
|
Dakar
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
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