Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 2.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT255.04
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT586.60
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.18
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.38
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT78.77
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT511.64
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT366.66
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT153.22
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT176.89
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT141.26
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT57.19
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT127.55
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT40.31
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.78
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT43.10
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT498.04
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,217.76
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,570,599.53
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT561.09
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,618.77
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT14,002.66
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,686.46
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,682.09
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,261.74
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT163,907.52
|
?? |
pay 27.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT262.11
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT326.45
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,087.95
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
?? | |
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,889.36
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,080.53
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,836.98
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,246.46
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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