Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 4.4% more expensive than Algiers.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Algiers, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
DZD395.74
|
$1.90
৳209.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.79
DZD643.08
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
DZD71.13
|
$0.32
৳34.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
DZD27.83
|
$0.16
৳17.26
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
DZD20.78
|
$0.71
৳77.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
DZD564.56
|
$3.72
৳409.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
DZD454.52
|
$3.20
৳351.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
DZD215.09
|
$1.33
৳146.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
DZD301.63
|
$1.35
৳148.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DZD178.58
|
$1.12
৳123.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.46
DZD196.30
|
$0.46
৳50.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
DZD96.34
|
$1.00
৳110.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
DZD47.57
|
$0.38
৳41.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
DZD36.01
|
$0.13
৳14.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
DZD28.01
|
$0.21
৳23.00
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.20
DZD160.49
|
$4.31
৳474.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.06
DZD1,484.04
|
$19.03
৳2,093.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,486.35
DZD3,957,441.71
|
$33,294.05
৳3,663,075.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.32
DZD445.21
|
$4.00
৳439.57
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.58
DZD3,164.09
|
$20.17
৳2,218.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.03
DZD33,019.90
|
$143.11
৳15,745.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.53
DZD18,324.68
|
$87.30
৳9,605.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.23
DZD4,863.13
|
$29.26
৳3,218.81
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.05
DZD14,501.94
|
$62.55
৳6,881.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,032.88
DZD407,051.15
|
$1,551.21
৳170,666.86
|
|
pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
DZD247.34
|
$5.71
৳627.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.89
DZD119.70
|
$1.92
৳211.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
DZD341.33
|
$3.04
৳334.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.38
DZD2,869.15
|
$18.59
৳2,045.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.16
DZD692.55
|
$4.76
৳523.30
|
|
pay 44.5% less for clothing
Algiers
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.35
DZD5,415.92
|
$21.40
৳2,354.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.13
DZD5,519.67
|
$22.74
৳2,501.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.64
DZD10,823.06
|
$48.51
৳5,337.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.75
DZD10,166.33
|
$40.38
৳4,443.02
|
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