Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 58.0% cheaper than Dili.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.1% less in Dhaka
- Groceries
-
pay 37.6% less in Dhaka
- Transportation
-
pay 58.6% less in Dhaka
- Housing
-
pay 85.5% less in Dhaka
- Childcare
-
pay 87.3% less in Dhaka
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.6% less in Dhaka
- Clothing
-
pay 52.0% less in Dhaka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, clothing, and groceries are lower in Dhaka.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Dili, you would:
pay 69.1% less for restaurants
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
|
$2.08
BDT252.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$4.58
BDT555.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.29
BDT35.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
|
$0.16
BDT19.03
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.98
|
$0.68
BDT82.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.97
BDT482.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.27
|
$2.94
BDT356.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
|
$1.29
BDT157.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
|
$1.45
BDT176.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$1.16
BDT141.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
|
$0.51
BDT61.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$1.09
BDT132.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.38
BDT46.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.22
BDT26.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.40
BDT48.56
|
|
pay 58.6% less for transportation
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
|
$4.06
BDT492.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$24.96
BDT3,031.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,957.67
BDT3,031,057.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
|
$4.58
BDT555.69
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$13.11
BDT1,592.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.00
|
$115.12
BDT13,981.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$875.00
|
$63.20
BDT7,675.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.96
|
$22.22
BDT2,698.27
|
|
pay 87.3% less for childcare
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$44.32
BDT5,382.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,000.00
|
$1,486.12
BDT180,485.70
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
|
$4.16
BDT505.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$2.03
BDT246.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
|
$2.91
BDT353.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.25
|
$17.81
BDT2,163.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.50
|
$4.16
BDT505.18
|
|
pay 52.0% less for clothing
Dili
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
|
$16.53
BDT2,008.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$19.66
BDT2,388.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
|
$41.85
BDT5,082.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$36.92
BDT4,483.78
|
|
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