Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 64.1% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 80.6% less for housing
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 93.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 56.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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