Cost of living comparison

Dhaka, Bangladesh

compared to

San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 4.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants: pay 5.9 times more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 96.0% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 5.2 times more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.8% more in San Jose
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in San Jose

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in San Jose are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in San Jose.

San Jose vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

	Dhaka	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 BDT252.59	$10.83 CRC5,483.41	+420.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 BDT555.69	$9.72 CRC4,919.84	+112.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 BDT35.77	$1.99 CRC1,009.44	+576.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT19.03	$1.46 CRC739.69	+832.5%
Average			+485.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Dhaka	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$0.68 BDT82.44	$2.60 CRC1,314.67	+282.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.97 BDT482.30	$4.26 CRC2,159.26	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.94 BDT356.51	$7.23 CRC3,661.88	+146.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.29 BDT157.13	$3.26 CRC1,651.82	+152.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 BDT176.21	$4.41 CRC2,231.10	+203.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 BDT141.04	$1.95 CRC987.59	+68.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 BDT61.74	$0.63 CRC319.10	+24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 BDT132.24	$1.59 CRC805.54	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 BDT46.27	$1.35 CRC682.55	+253.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.13	$1.30 CRC657.94	+503.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 BDT48.56	$1.19 CRC602.99	+197.9%
Average			+171.5%

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pay 96.0% more for transportation

	Dhaka	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 BDT492.61	$5.49 CRC2,778.52	+35.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.96 BDT3,031.06	$38.02 CRC19,251.56	+52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,957.67 BDT3,031,057.53	$36,925.49 CRC18,695,401.80	+48.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.58 BDT555.69	$15.94 CRC8,071.00	+248.4%
Average			+96.0%

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pay 5.2 times more for housing

	Dhaka	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.11 BDT1,592.03	$53.59 CRC27,135.00	+308.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$115.12 BDT13,981.09	$742.08 CRC375,715.29	+544.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$63.20 BDT7,675.42	$463.60 CRC234,721.69	+633.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$22.22 BDT2,698.27	$63.06 CRC31,925.10	+183.8%
Average			+417.7%

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Dhaka	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$44.32 BDT5,382.07	$521.49 CRC264,031.55	+1076.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,486.12 BDT180,485.70	$12,425.72 CRC6,291,149.51	+736.1%
Average			+906.5%

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pay 98.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Dhaka	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.16 BDT505.18	$2.92 CRC1,475.95	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT246.72	$3.69 CRC1,868.91	+81.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.91 BDT353.62	$5.05 CRC2,558.32	+73.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.81 BDT2,163.55	$59.70 CRC30,226.70	+235.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.16 BDT505.18	$9.72 CRC4,919.84	+133.6%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Dhaka	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.53 BDT2,008.08	$73.59 CRC37,256.73	+345.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 BDT2,388.11	$50.81 CRC25,726.35	+158.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.85 BDT5,082.04	$125.98 CRC63,785.57	+201.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.92 BDT4,483.78	$117.31 CRC59,396.02	+217.8%
Average			+230.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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