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Dhaka vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 53.9% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 55.7% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 57.9% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 24.7% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 69.7% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 92.3% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.6% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 55.6% less in Dhaka

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

Dhaka vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 55.7% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.18 NT$203.60	$2.08 BDT252.27	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.01 NT$164.92	$4.58 BDT555.00	-8.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 NT$33.07	$0.29 BDT35.73	-70.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NT$22.37	$0.16 BDT19.00	-76.9%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 57.9% less for groceries

	Taipei	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 NT$61.20	$0.68 BDT82.33	-63.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.37 NT$275.76	$3.97 BDT481.70	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.77 NT$354.65	$2.94 BDT356.06	-72.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$89.48	$1.29 BDT156.94	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 NT$143.77	$1.45 BDT175.99	-66.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.06 NT$67.90	$1.16 BDT140.86	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NT$33.36	$0.51 BDT61.66	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$41.06	$1.09 BDT132.07	-12.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 NT$51.20	$0.38 BDT46.21	-75.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 NT$42.78	$0.22 BDT26.10	-83.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 NT$36.55	$0.40 BDT48.50	-64.0%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 24.7% less for transportation

	Taipei	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 NT$121.33	$4.06 BDT491.99	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.10 NT$1,221.61	$24.96 BDT3,027.25	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,750.62 NT$1,144,243.94	$24,957.67 BDT3,027,247.91	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.81 NT$290.13	$4.58 BDT555.00	-48.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 69.7% less for housing

	Taipei	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.04 NT$791.52	$13.11 BDT1,590.03	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.95 NT$20,775.45	$115.12 BDT13,963.52	-81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$465.35 NT$15,322.82	$63.20 BDT7,665.77	-86.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.62 NT$2,094.85	$22.22 BDT2,694.88	-65.1%
Average			-69.7%

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pay 92.3% less for childcare

	Taipei	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$610.09 NT$20,088.74	$44.32 BDT5,375.31	-92.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,275.33 NT$601,757.39	$1,486.12 BDT180,258.85	-91.9%
Average			-92.3%

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pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 NT$86.53	$4.16 BDT504.54	+58.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 NT$100.35	$2.03 BDT246.41	-33.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 NT$122.16	$2.91 BDT353.18	-21.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.32 NT$1,261.65	$17.81 BDT2,160.83	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.89 NT$325.76	$4.16 BDT504.54	-58.0%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 55.6% less for clothing

	Taipei	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.02 NT$1,844.64	$16.53 BDT2,005.55	-70.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.15 NT$1,025.80	$19.66 BDT2,385.10	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.26 NT$2,807.36	$41.85 BDT5,075.65	-50.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.43 NT$3,405.71	$36.92 BDT4,478.15	-64.3%
Average			-55.6%

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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: January 2025

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