Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 4.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.37
|
$13.00
€11.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT575.84
|
$8.66
€7.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.53
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.03
|
$1.85
€1.71
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.32
|
$1.58
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT502.26
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT359.94
|
$5.29
€4.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.41
|
$2.74
€2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT173.64
|
$3.31
€3.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.66
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.14
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.21
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.57
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.36
|
$0.40
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.31
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT488.90
|
$6.17
€5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,177.09
|
$31.41
€28.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,505,110.43
|
$30,702.69
€28,301.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT550.80
|
$8.77
€8.09
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,589.08
|
$16.90
€15.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,745.83
|
$831.85
€766.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,545.48
|
$597.45
€550.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,632.90
|
$160.95
€148.36
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,146.89
|
$530.03
€488.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT160,901.26
|
$8,088.49
€7,455.86
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT500.73
|
$4.87
€4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.30
|
$3.38
€3.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT320.47
|
$5.26
€4.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,049.66
|
$35.23
€32.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT500.73
|
$8.66
€7.99
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,854.70
|
$81.57
€75.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,042.37
|
$34.80
€32.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,748.27
|
$96.58
€89.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,168.58
|
$111.72
€102.98
|
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