Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 51.0% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,030
|
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL149
|
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL78
|
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
|
pay 33.3% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL94
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL596
|
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL716
|
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL339
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL334
|
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL109
|
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL77
|
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL82
|
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL57
|
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL740
|
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,648
|
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,781,191
|
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,781
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,718
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL56,135
|
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,931
|
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,362
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL24,283
|
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL507,268
|
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL258
|
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL175
|
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL361
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,424
|
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL824
|
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Dhaka
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL6,072
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,508
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,450
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,650
|
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
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