Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 4.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
$1.61
KMF758
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
$1.55
KMF731
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
$1.13
KMF531
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
$0.21
KMF101
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
$0.24
KMF115
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
$1.79
KMF844
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
$1.46
KMF691
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
$1.22
KMF575
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$1.57
KMF741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
|
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