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Dhaka vs. Yaounde Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 13.6% cheaper than Yaounde.

Restaurants: pay 50.0% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 25.9% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Dhaka
Housing: pay 53.2% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 42.6% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% more in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 2.7% less in Dhaka

The cost of entertainment and sports and transportation in Dhaka are more expensive than in Yaounde. Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dhaka.

Dhaka vs. Yaounde Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.0% less for restaurants

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.08 FCFA2,613	$2.08 BDT253.69	-49.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 FCFA3,135	$4.58 BDT558.11	-6.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.44 FCFA920	$0.29 BDT35.93	-79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 FCFA282	$0.16 BDT19.11	-64.5%
Average			-50.0%

Yaounde vs. Dhaka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.9% less for groceries

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 FCFA257	$0.68 BDT82.80	+68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.54 FCFA4,181	$3.97 BDT484.40	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.09 FCFA5,816	$2.94 BDT358.06	-67.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 FCFA953	$1.29 BDT157.82	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 FCFA1,738	$1.45 BDT176.98	-46.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 FCFA1,209	$1.16 BDT141.65	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 FCFA553	$0.51 BDT62.01	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 FCFA569	$1.09 BDT132.81	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 FCFA326	$0.38 BDT46.47	-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 FCFA442	$0.22 BDT26.25	-68.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 FCFA397	$0.40 BDT48.77	-35.6%
Average			-25.9%

Yaounde vs. Dhaka - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 FCFA2,940	$4.06 BDT494.75	-11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.34 FCFA10,452	$24.96 BDT3,044.25	+52.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,043.95 FCFA19,858,106	$24,957.67 BDT3,044,250.75	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 FCFA2,404	$4.58 BDT558.11	+21.8%
Average			+10.8%

Yaounde vs. Dhaka - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.2% less for housing

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$43.57 FCFA27,871	$13.11 BDT1,598.96	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$149.77 FCFA95,807	$115.12 BDT14,041.95	-23.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.98 FCFA122,807	$63.20 BDT7,708.83	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.85 FCFA29,972	$22.22 BDT2,710.02	-52.6%
Average			-53.2%

Yaounde vs. Dhaka - Cost of housing

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pay 42.6% less for childcare

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.89 FCFA148,335	$44.32 BDT5,405.50	-80.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,552.20 FCFA992,905	$1,486.12 BDT181,271.29	-4.3%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 FCFA679	$4.16 BDT507.38	+291.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 FCFA1,021	$2.03 BDT247.80	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 FCFA1,045	$2.91 BDT355.16	+78.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.06 FCFA12,194	$17.81 BDT2,172.97	-6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.17 FCFA5,226	$4.16 BDT507.38	-49.1%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 2.7% less for clothing

	Yaounde	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$16.53 BDT2,016.82	-32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.59 FCFA18,290	$19.66 BDT2,398.50	-31.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$24.51 FCFA15,677	$41.85 BDT5,104.16	+70.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 FCFA28,742	$36.92 BDT4,503.30	-17.8%
Average			-2.7%

Yaounde vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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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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