Unimart, Dhaka

Trying to settle my life in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Though my flat is fully furnished, I still need to buy so many things, like towels, cookwares, sheets, slippers, organizing stuffs etc. etc. etc.

As this is the first weekend since I moved in to my flat, I hit the road to survey the prices. I will compare among the places so I can have better taste to what can be bought the best where.

This morning, I visited Unimart.
Unimart is one of the biggest supermarket in Dhaka, where you can find almost everything you need for your life. Not to mention foods and drinks, you can find clothes, sports goods, cosmetics, appliances, bedding stuffs, home decors, cookwares, etc.

The lineup is mixture of local and imported ones, and imported stuffs are basically very expensive, you need to be very selective if you are not millionaire. Because of this and its location sitting just next to the area where many embassies are located, you can find foreigners here.


Prices are VAT exclusive.

 Loaf bread, 800g
 BDT 121.74
 Didn't count the number of slices, but it was around 20 slices.

 Giant cheese bread 500g
 BDT 173.91

 Plain toast (sliced and toasted baguettes) 500g
 BDT 173.91

 Dish detergent 500ml
 BDT 80
 There were other choices, and there's no big difference in terms price. Not sure about spec.

 Toilet detergent 500ml
 BDT 90

 Hand towel
 BDT 200
 Several options in terms of size. The bigger, the more expensive. No doubt.

 Bath towel
 BDT 645

 There is Krispy Kreme in there.
 Enjoy coffee, doughnuts and cricket games on TV.

 Pens. Japanese brand.
 The cheapest one is BDT 15.
 Not bad.

 Pastries.
 BDT 160 for most of them.
 Didn't test the taste.

 Cleanser detergent, overseas brand
 BDT 550
 OMG. Generally the imported stuffs are very expensive.

 Wet wipes for cleaning
 BDT 395

 Tissue papers, 90sets per box (1set = 2pcs)
 BDT 50

 Sponges, Korean brand, 2pcs
 BDT 130

 Hangers, plastic
 BDT 110, 6pcs

 Dish drying rack
 BDT 2500
 Really?

 Plastic wrap, 60m (Chinese brand)
 BDT 140

 Plastic dish, medium size (about 25cm diameter)
 BDT 80

 Knife
 BDT 380

 Cutting board, Medium size
 BDT 380

 Ceramic dish, about 25cm diameter
 BDT 240

 Glass
 BDT 170

 Glass 2
 BDT 135
 Many choices. Price differs depending on origin countries and brands.

 Milk, 1000ml, local brand
 BDT 90
 If you choose overseas brand, it's going to be more than BDT 200.

 Japanese sports drink was in a big promotion.
 245ml canned.
 BDT 120

 Tomato, local
 BDT 35/kg

 Local carrot
 BDT 28/kg

 Sweet potato
 BDT 890/kg

 White onion
 BDT 750/kg

 Must be imported ones.

 Potato, imported from US
 BDT 910/kg

 Onion, imported from Thailand
 BDT 735/kg

 Ginger, imported from China
 BDT 120/kg

 Dried mushroom
 BDT 2200/kg
 (it isn't too much expensive though, because they are dried and should be really light.)

 Local onion
 BDT 40 or 45

 Compare with the price of imported one above. If imported, everything tends to be very expensive here.

 The size is very small compared to imported one. You will need to peel more skins!

(No picture) Water, 1500ml
BDT 25
This is very good.