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Dhaka vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 46.2% cheaper than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 79.3% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 85.8% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 67.1% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 73.4% less in Dhaka

Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dhaka.

Dhaka vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 79.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,570.88	$2.08 BDT248.88	-82.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,490.50	$4.58 BDT547.54	-59.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG261.81	$0.29 BDT35.25	-85.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.36	$0.16 BDT18.75	-89.6%
Average			-79.3%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.27	$0.68 BDT81.23	-72.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$3.97 BDT475.23	-20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG743.30	$2.94 BDT351.28	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG365.92	$1.29 BDT154.83	-53.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG904.35	$1.45 BDT173.63	-79.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$1.16 BDT138.97	-48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.25	$0.51 BDT60.84	-6.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$1.09 BDT130.30	+140.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.38	$0.38 BDT45.59	-16.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG296.89	$0.22 BDT25.75	-90.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.26	$0.40 BDT47.84	-68.5%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG262.71	$4.06 BDT485.38	+102.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,618.14	$24.96 BDT2,986.59	+24.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,581,739.22	$24,957.67 BDT2,986,590.94	-28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG468.65	$4.58 BDT547.54	+27.8%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 85.8% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,728.02	$13.11 BDT1,568.67	-92.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,125.22	$115.12 BDT13,775.99	-87.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,507.08	$63.20 BDT7,562.82	-92.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,010.52	$22.22 BDT2,658.69	-70.9%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 67.1% less for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,090.68	$44.32 BDT5,303.11	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG899,042.19	$1,486.12 BDT177,837.92	-78.4%
Average			-67.1%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG654.53	$4.16 BDT497.77	-16.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG215.69	$2.03 BDT243.10	+23.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG261.81	$2.91 BDT348.44	+45.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,103.47	$17.81 BDT2,131.81	-74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,309.07	$4.16 BDT497.77	-58.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 73.4% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,472.55	$16.53 BDT1,978.62	-79.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,818.01	$19.66 BDT2,353.07	-73.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,708.82	$41.85 BDT5,007.48	-65.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,636.03	$36.92 BDT4,418.00	-75.4%
Average			-73.4%

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