Cost of living comparison
Jerusalem is 5.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Jerusalem instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.37
|
$19.00
₪69.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.84
|
$13.57
₪49.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.53
|
$2.42
₪8.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.03
|
$1.87
₪6.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.32
|
$2.46
₪9.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.26
|
$6.58
₪24.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.94
|
$6.91
₪25.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.41
|
$3.76
₪13.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.64
|
$4.71
₪17.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.66
|
$1.35
₪4.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.14
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.21
|
$0.75
₪2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.57
|
$0.86
₪3.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.36
|
$0.57
₪2.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.31
|
$0.54
₪1.99
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.90
|
$7.37
₪26.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,177.09
|
$61.07
₪223.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,505,110.43
|
$36,639.14
₪134,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.80
|
$10.20
₪37.34
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,589.08
|
$24.22
₪88.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,745.83
|
$1,522.86
₪5,572.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,545.48
|
$1,068.33
₪3,909.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,632.90
|
$113.43
₪415.09
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,146.89
|
$754.83
₪2,762.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,901.26
|
$9,851.86
₪36,050.36
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.73
|
$7.60
₪27.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.30
|
$3.74
₪13.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.47
|
$9.36
₪34.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,049.66
|
$82.87
₪303.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.73
|
$12.21
₪44.69
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Jerusalem
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,854.70
|
$91.11
₪333.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,042.37
|
$63.33
₪231.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,748.27
|
$114.38
₪418.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,168.58
|
$114.38
₪418.53
|
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