Increasing expenses in Dhaka

I was shocked to see a report in The Daily Star which states that living in Dhaka is as expensive as in Montreal. But if we compare the living standards of these two cities, where does Dhaka stand? Last year our capital was branded as the 2nd worst livable cities in the world after Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria. On the other hand, Montreal is ranked as one of the best livable cities in the world. The anomaly is just mind-boggling. 

Kowsar Rahman Sadit
Uttara, Dhaka