Historical Prices in Dhaka

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 200.00 1200.00 503.37
2021 200.00 1200.00 500.00
2020 155.00 1200.00 575.00
2019 150.00 890.00 500.00
2018 200.00 800.00 400.00
2017 200.00 800.00 450.00
2016 200.00 1000.00 475.00
2015 150.00 1000.00 400.00
2014 150.00 1100.00 450.00
2013 200.00 1200.00 425.00
2012 220.47 1400.00 400.77
2011 126.52 1151.25 379.57
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 - - 30.13 16.71 207.65
2021 - - 31.20 16.79 215.50
2020 - - 29.48 15.32 197.89
2019 - - 31.73 15.63 175.79
2018 - - 28.05 15.00 148.00
2017 - - 22.25 14.45 170.50
2016 - - 28.39 16.13 168.33
2015 - - 22.56 15.92 135.36
2014 - - 31.71 16.38 133.75
2013 - - 27.83 14.40 115.52
2012 - - 35.26 17.19 138.81
2011 - - 39.94 17.17 207.73

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 84.28 69.09 126.77 28.30 - -
2021 76.78 56.35 105.83 27.86 - -
2020 74.05 53.44 106.26 27.37 - -
2019 72.36 60.93 105.26 26.25 - -
2018 69.75 53.08 97.89 28.24 - -
2017 70.33 40.56 97.14 26.00 - -
2016 66.82 51.67 103.95 28.84 - -
2015 66.53 45.20 103.22 29.67 - -
2014 63.57 50.00 96.33 28.33 - -
2013 60.67 48.18 109.15 27.27 - -
2012 61.86 71.05 113.44 33.02 - -
2011 54.22 46.99 91.10 26.51 - -
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 228.84 217.00 28.95 45.53 69.12 80.17 102.94 50.11
2021 182.58 172.61 27.89 33.46 63.49 62.71 94.76 50.25
2020 169.28 170.80 32.26 32.23 58.29 63.38 89.54 57.90
2019 190.15 175.56 23.12 33.00 61.67 51.25 106.11 45.31
2018 174.00 172.50 27.35 23.64 63.14 53.69 99.09 42.53
2017 140.00 164.44 25.00 32.00 52.21 48.89 90.00 37.33
2016 141.67 139.25 25.79 28.64 52.24 50.00 75.27 37.46
2015 176.82 173.18 21.43 24.29 51.78 46.36 72.50 42.31
2014 167.00 185.00 21.43 36.67 49.62 45.00 - -
2013 159.55 156.67 26.20 28.25 49.40 53.80 - -
2012 143.84 132.91 21.26 28.53 47.50 70.00 - -
2011 104.35 116.76 21.45 25.30 - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 740.32 - 320.00 311.56 720.06
2021 615.62 - 300.00 255.97 604.36
2020 674.32 - 280.00 261.07 591.46
2019 651.67 - 240.00 331.67 551.92
2018 475.00 - 227.50 286.39 558.24
2017 470.00 - 220.00 265.56 496.67
2016 391.67 - 220.00 264.32 439.79
2015 493.75 - 200.00 266.57 366.36
2014 496.67 - 180.00 276.00 -
2013 687.50 - 167.00 290.91 -
2012 825.26 - 160.00 366.59 -
2011 723.00 - 187.98 253.05 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 13396.32 8605.77 35375.00 20525.42
2021 14765.62 7916.67 39380.95 20945.95
2020 12922.41 7781.82 35114.29 20338.46
2019 12884.06 7246.27 34585.37 19641.03
2018 12797.30 7433.80 34022.47 19371.95
2017 15000.00 7916.67 39041.67 21000.00
2016 11483.29 6662.52 34179.85 20228.77
2015 11857.14 7187.50 32666.67 21027.78
2014 10861.63 6187.50 32814.18 20928.82
2013 13727.27 6888.89 33506.67 20478.73
2012 17309.74 10650.48 36898.00 23742.17
2011 10097.90 7178.67 33321.30 18129.22

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 124891.09 59693.19
2021 119921.00 70468.86
2020 112427.26 60826.19
2019 126430.78 51623.70
2018 104862.24 50538.03
2017 95477.57 54853.47
2016 106625.88 56659.56
2015 81929.13 43946.84
2014 118403.01 40687.58
2013 74591.38 44791.73
2012 60078.09 44438.01
2011 38911.54 19455.77

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 27451.94
2021 28129.71
2020 24163.27
2019 31956.73
2018 29729.57
2017 26111.11
2016 27470.11
2015 27108.04
2014 29000.00
2013 30333.33
2012 34961.42
2011 21690.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 50.00 102.67
2021 40.00 90.52
2020 40.00 91.60
2019 37.50 91.40
2018 40.00 90.04
2017 32.50 90.95
2016 30.00 92.47
2015 25.00 98.64
2014 30.00 95.80
2013 30.00 98.28
2012 23.07 93.38
2011 15.18 81.34
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 3000.00
2021 1650.00
2020 1739.13
2019 2173.91
2018 1500.00
2017 1350.00
2016 1000.00
2015 700.00
2014 1000.00
2013 1000.00
2012 732.28
2011 1027.89

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 9.86
2021 9.02
2020 10.88
2019 11.57
2018 11.13
2017 11.18
2016 12.72
2015 13.42
2014 16.93
2013 17.64
2012 18.33
2011 14.00

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 3965.34 2171.79
2021 3640.41 3146.67
2020 4172.32 2428.18
2019 3679.39 2518.70
2018 3312.12 2362.16
2017 2842.91 1695.00
2016 3154.56 3102.38
2015 3242.92 3713.36
2014 3726.28 3166.67
2013 4440.76 3100.00
2012 3985.13 3061.92
2011 2169.00 2169.00

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 1909.38 1392.31 500.00
2021 2159.46 1662.50 500.00
2020 1918.64 1140.00 500.00
2019 2144.00 1111.05 500.00
2018 1980.52 1405.26 450.00
2017 1736.84 583.33 400.00
2016 2486.32 890.00 350.00
2015 3060.61 - 350.00
2014 2175.93 - 250.00
2013 2416.67 700.00 250.00
2012 2701.73 600.00 250.00
2011 4782.09 361.50 353.31

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 2316.67 2429.22 5200.00 4373.36
2021 2293.91 2265.38 5792.00 5413.79
2020 2398.33 2428.57 5258.33 4077.19
2019 2415.49 2384.62 4950.82 3830.12
2018 2193.24 2519.44 5038.33 3881.33
2017 2672.38 2327.11 5750.00 3883.20
2016 3292.54 2990.93 5878.06 4120.57
2015 2416.67 2183.33 4681.82 3729.93
2014 3250.00 - 5700.00 3311.11
2013 2625.00 2175.00 4412.50 2711.11
2012 4000.00 2400.00 5512.99 3595.04
2011 2530.50 2169.00 5027.92 2203.97
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