Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
|
pay 16.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Pretoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
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