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Dhaka

Bangladesh

One person needs about BDT 85,196 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about BDT 244,871.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	BDT 36,912	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	BDT 26,577	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	BDT 77,516	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	BDT 55,369	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	BDT 64	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	BDT 171	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 248	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	BDT 213	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 744	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 645	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 893	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 234	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 89	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 213	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 234	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 149	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	BDT 149	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	BDT 119	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	BDT 109	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	BDT 1,074	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	BDT 149	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	BDT 923	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	BDT 430	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	BDT 1,719	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	BDT 378	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	BDT 110	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	BDT 244	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	BDT 92	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	BDT 79	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	BDT 3,573	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	BDT 95	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	BDT 51	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	BDT 78	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	BDT 7,695	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	BDT 2,558	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	BDT 2,771	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	BDT 2,835		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	BDT 567		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	BDT 5,477	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	BDT 3,516	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	BDT 9,269	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	BDT 45,993		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	BDT 1,660,076		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	BDT 177,180		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	BDT 114,429		0 reports

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