Cost of living comparison
London is 10.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in London instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$25.22
£19.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$2.08
£1.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$1.96
£1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$4.74
£3.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$6.34
£4.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$3.99
£3.14
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$4.28
£3.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$1.76
£1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.73
£0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
$7.20
£5.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
$252.24
£198.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
$34,406.00
£27,080.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
$25.33
£19.93
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
$39.12
£30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$2,697.16
£2,122.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$2,027.26
£1,595.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
$284.51
£223.93
|
|
pay 31.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$2,321.07
£1,826.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$25,293.41
£19,908.24
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$8.20
£6.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$4.56
£3.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
$58.95
£46.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$18.92
£14.89
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
$103.07
£81.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
$49.65
£39.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
$112.31
£88.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
$123.32
£97.06
|
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