Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 64.8% cheaper than Stockholm.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 78.2% less for restaurants
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.91
SEK146.48
|
$2.14
BDT250.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
SEK101.07
|
$4.91
BDT576.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
SEK24.75
|
$0.29
BDT34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
SEK21.34
|
$0.16
BDT19.05
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.73
SEK28.78
|
$0.66
BDT77.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
SEK55.24
|
$4.29
BDT502.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
SEK58.11
|
$3.07
BDT360.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
SEK42.58
|
$1.28
BDT150.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
SEK55.35
|
$1.48
BDT173.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.74
|
$1.18
BDT138.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK11.62
|
$0.48
BDT56.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
SEK14.71
|
$1.07
BDT125.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
SEK21.09
|
$0.34
BDT39.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.36
|
$0.19
BDT22.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SEK8.58
|
$0.36
BDT42.37
|
|
pay 49.7% less for transportation
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SEK72.92
|
$4.17
BDT489.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.59
SEK996.08
|
$18.58
BDT2,180.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,656.21
SEK301,752.76
|
$29,917.21
BDT3,509,882.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.82
SEK292.96
|
$4.70
BDT551.55
|
|
pay 79.8% less for housing
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.19
SEK307.36
|
$13.56
BDT1,591.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,509.41
SEK15,894.23
|
$117.32
BDT13,764.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$932.71
SEK9,821.53
|
$64.40
BDT7,555.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.02
SEK1,211.20
|
$22.47
BDT2,636.48
|
|
pay 71.0% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.93
SEK1,441.87
|
$52.47
BDT6,155.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,986.40
SEK73,567.45
|
$1,373.34
BDT161,120.31
|
|
pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.96
SEK73.24
|
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.14
SEK43.59
|
$2.20
BDT257.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
SEK69.33
|
$2.74
BDT320.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.94
SEK410.04
|
$17.49
BDT2,052.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
SEK150.88
|
$4.27
BDT501.41
|
|
pay 67.5% less for clothing
Stockholm
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.29
SEK824.38
|
$15.83
BDT1,857.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.00
SEK442.29
|
$17.43
BDT2,045.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.17
SEK991.64
|
$40.53
BDT4,754.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.31
SEK1,477.44
|
$35.58
BDT4,174.25
|
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