Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 9.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 10.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.53
|
$37.84
£29.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT576.22
|
$8.83
£6.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.56
|
$2.84
£2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.04
|
$2.29
£1.81
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.37
|
$2.03
£1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.59
|
$5.49
£4.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.17
|
$7.51
£5.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.51
|
$5.04
£3.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.76
|
$5.39
£4.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.76
|
$1.95
£1.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.18
|
$0.86
£0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.29
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.59
|
$1.43
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.38
|
$1.09
£0.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.34
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT489.22
|
$7.04
£5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,178.53
|
$65.58
£51.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,507,428.92
|
$30,458.39
£24,035.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT551.17
|
$41.21
£32.52
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,590.13
|
$64.32
£50.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,754.92
|
$1,860.29
£1,468.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,550.48
|
$1,686.88
£1,331.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,634.64
|
$108.19
£85.38
|
|
pay 25.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,150.96
|
$2,002.18
£1,580.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,007.69
|
$18,733.28
£14,783.20
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$6.94
£5.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.47
|
$4.76
£3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.68
|
$12.93
£10.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,051.01
|
$76.30
£60.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.06
|
$16.40
£12.94
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,855.93
|
$94.59
£74.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,043.72
|
$54.23
£42.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,751.41
|
$99.32
£78.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,171.34
|
$122.97
£97.04
|
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