Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 4.3% cheaper than Bogota.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 43.5% less for restaurants
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
$12,925
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
$21,542
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$2,490
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$1,915
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 3.0% less for groceries
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
$4,398
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
$9,505
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
$14,335
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
$6,868
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
$7,025
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
$3,811
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
$1,470
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$1,890
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
$1,977
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,565
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
$1,404
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
$8,198
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
$121,499
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
$51,701,861
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
$49,117
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 41.7% less for housing
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
$77,752
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
$1,333,218
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
$992,220
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
$208,323
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
$744,302
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
$20,089,866
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
$3,878
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
$4,716
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
$7,324
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
$73,052
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
$15,252
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Bogota
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
$182,436
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
$114,622
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
$283,055
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
$240,906
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
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