Cost of living comparison
Tunis is 65.1% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Tunis instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 83.5% more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
$3.85
TND12.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
$0.67
TND2.120
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
$0.34
TND1.080
|
|
pay 15.5% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
$4.85
TND15.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
$1.72
TND5.450
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
$1.55
TND4.920
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
$2.71
TND8.590
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
$0.86
TND2.740
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
$1.86
TND5.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
$0.50
TND1.590
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
$0.31
TND0.980
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
$0.28
TND0.880
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
$3.06
TND9.710
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
$11.22
TND35.600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
$38,454.35
TND122,043.310
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$2.60
TND8.240
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
$22.62
TND71.790
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
$254.97
TND809.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
$174.18
TND552.810
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
$39.70
TND126.000
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
$97.37
TND309.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
$3,244.15
TND10,296.020
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$1.84
TND5.850
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
$0.97
TND3.080
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
$3.20
TND10.170
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
$30.98
TND98.310
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$4.81
TND15.260
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Tunis
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
$46.18
TND146.560
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
$53.28
TND169.090
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
$92.44
TND293.370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
$76.23
TND241.950
|
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