Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 55.7% cheaper than Port Of Spain.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Port Of Spain, you would:
pay 67.0% less for restaurants
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.24
TTD69.74
|
$2.08
BDT249.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.31
TTD49.81
|
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
TTD6.68
|
$0.29
BDT35.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
TTD5.54
|
$0.16
BDT18.78
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.57
TTD17.52
|
$0.68
BDT81.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
TTD26.76
|
$3.97
BDT476.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.37
TTD63.81
|
$2.94
BDT351.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
TTD30.33
|
$1.29
BDT155.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
TTD29.02
|
$1.45
BDT173.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
TTD15.20
|
$1.16
BDT139.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
TTD7.56
|
$0.51
BDT60.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
TTD12.69
|
$1.09
BDT130.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
TTD15.03
|
$0.38
BDT45.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
TTD4.19
|
$0.22
BDT25.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
TTD5.18
|
$0.40
BDT47.92
|
|
pay 39.9% less for transportation
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
TTD27.92
|
$4.06
BDT486.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$96.55
TTD657.55
|
$24.96
BDT2,991.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,646.13
TTD229,146.57
|
$24,957.67
BDT2,991,465.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
TTD74.72
|
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.56
TTD392.04
|
$13.11
BDT1,571.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$638.18
TTD4,346.31
|
$115.12
BDT13,798.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$426.67
TTD2,905.84
|
$63.20
BDT7,575.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.54
TTD364.61
|
$22.22
BDT2,663.03
|
|
pay 74.6% less for childcare
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$229.42
TTD1,562.43
|
$44.32
BDT5,311.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,719.60
TTD32,142.79
|
$1,486.12
BDT178,128.18
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
TTD11.96
|
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
TTD24.29
|
$2.03
BDT243.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.85
TTD39.85
|
$2.91
BDT349.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.74
TTD345.59
|
$17.81
BDT2,135.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.78
TTD59.78
|
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
Port Of Spain
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
TTD380.67
|
$16.53
BDT1,981.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.64
TTD276.75
|
$19.66
BDT2,356.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.84
TTD714.01
|
$41.85
BDT5,015.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.85
TTD734.54
|
$36.92
BDT4,425.21
|
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