Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 46.0% cheaper than Guatemala City.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Guatemala City, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.47
GTQ42.51
|
$2.14
BDT250.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.18
GTQ48.01
|
$4.91
BDT575.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
GTQ9.59
|
$0.29
BDT34.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
GTQ7.04
|
$0.16
BDT19.02
|
|
pay 40.2% less for groceries
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
GTQ21.86
|
$0.66
BDT77.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
GTQ28.45
|
$4.29
BDT501.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
GTQ55.09
|
$3.07
BDT359.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
GTQ17.76
|
$1.28
BDT150.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
GTQ25.10
|
$1.48
BDT173.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
GTQ11.89
|
$1.18
BDT138.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
GTQ4.20
|
$0.48
BDT56.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
GTQ8.70
|
$1.07
BDT125.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
GTQ6.49
|
$0.34
BDT39.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
GTQ5.53
|
$0.19
BDT22.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
GTQ6.46
|
$0.36
BDT42.29
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
GTQ34.67
|
$4.17
BDT488.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.87
GTQ100.02
|
$18.58
BDT2,175.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,024.02
GTQ140,026.46
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,503,047.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
GTQ65.51
|
$4.70
BDT550.48
|
|
pay 72.9% less for housing
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.10
GTQ319.28
|
$13.56
BDT1,588.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$546.68
GTQ4,247.10
|
$117.32
BDT13,737.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$378.18
GTQ2,938.06
|
$64.40
BDT7,541.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
GTQ471.23
|
$22.47
BDT2,631.35
|
|
pay 76.3% less for childcare
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$192.19
GTQ1,493.14
|
$52.47
BDT6,143.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,830.94
GTQ53,068.77
|
$1,373.34
BDT160,806.56
|
|
pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
GTQ20.00
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
GTQ22.20
|
$2.20
BDT257.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.60
GTQ28.01
|
$2.74
BDT320.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.93
GTQ450.09
|
$17.49
BDT2,048.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
GTQ60.01
|
$4.27
BDT500.44
|
|
pay 68.1% less for clothing
Guatemala City
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.87
GTQ434.08
|
$15.83
BDT1,853.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.70
GTQ424.96
|
$17.43
BDT2,041.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
GTQ827.93
|
$40.53
BDT4,745.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.70
GTQ937.68
|
$35.58
BDT4,166.12
|
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