Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 61.4% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 50.4% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 33.4% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 85.5% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 78.4% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 50.9% less in Dhaka

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

Dhaka vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR240.75	$2.08 BDT252.76	-87.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR139.52	$4.58 BDT556.06	-52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.57	$0.29 BDT35.80	-89.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.96	$0.16 BDT19.04	-94.2%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 50.4% less for groceries

	Victoria	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.92	$0.68 BDT82.49	-70.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR260.37	$3.97 BDT482.63	-78.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR108.01	$2.94 BDT356.75	-61.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR51.36	$1.29 BDT157.24	-63.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR43.08	$1.45 BDT176.33	-51.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.95	$1.16 BDT141.13	+19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.77	$0.51 BDT61.78	-53.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.95	$1.09 BDT132.33	+12.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.92	$0.38 BDT46.30	-88.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.81	$0.22 BDT26.15	-73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.49	$0.40 BDT48.59	-45.3%
Average			-50.4%

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pay 33.4% less for transportation

	Victoria	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR83.56	$4.06 BDT492.94	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR385.21	$24.96 BDT3,033.08	-6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	$24,957.67 BDT3,033,077.35	-6.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR663.41	$4.58 BDT556.06	-90.1%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 85.5% less for housing

	Victoria	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,354.04	$13.11 BDT1,593.09	-92.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,076.60	$115.12 BDT13,990.41	-88.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,413.52	$63.20 BDT7,680.53	-92.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,056.05	$22.22 BDT2,700.07	-69.8%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 78.4% less for childcare

	Victoria	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	$44.32 BDT5,385.66	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR127,397.53	$1,486.12 BDT180,605.97	-83.2%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR58.41	$4.16 BDT505.51	+2.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR74.16	$2.03 BDT246.89	-60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR328.77	$2.91 BDT353.86	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,376.30	$17.81 BDT2,164.99	-81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR80.25	$4.16 BDT505.51	-25.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 50.9% less for clothing

	Victoria	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR985.20	$16.53 BDT2,009.41	-75.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR420.87	$19.66 BDT2,389.70	-32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,054.99	$41.85 BDT5,085.43	-43.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,097.40	$36.92 BDT4,486.77	-51.7%
Average			-50.9%

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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: April 2025

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