Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 52.1% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 36.8% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 66.1% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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