Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Bangladesh

Dhaka vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Dhaka is 63.4% cheaper than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 75.7% less in Dhaka
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Dhaka
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Dhaka
Housing: pay 78.3% less in Dhaka
Childcare: pay 83.7% less in Dhaka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Dhaka
Clothing: pay 59.3% less in Dhaka

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Dhaka.

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Dhaka vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dhaka instead of Bucharest, you would:

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pay 75.7% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.77	$2.44 BDT300.31	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.89	$4.87 BDT600.63	-33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.53	$0.32 BDT39.75	-86.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.73	$0.16 BDT20.28	-92.7%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.29	$0.62 BDT76.25	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.78	$4.37 BDT539.40	+0.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.62	$3.12 BDT385.00	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.48	$1.20 BDT147.59	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.55	$1.49 BDT183.24	-51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.72	$1.26 BDT154.75	+119.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.45	$0.41 BDT50.75	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.28	$1.07 BDT132.00	+55.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.46	$0.28 BDT34.79	-75.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.74	$0.12 BDT14.19	-68.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.63	$0.22 BDT26.99	-36.1%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.52	$4.23 BDT521.81	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON99.67	$22.73 BDT2,802.93	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON136K	$29,699.61 BDT4M	+4.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.91	$4.46 BDT550.58	-20.9%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 78.3% less for housing

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON44.16	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	+16.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,227.32	$152.72 BDT18,832.18	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,151.00	$73.69 BDT9,086.42	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON704.56	$34.91 BDT4,304.37	-76.4%
Average			-78.3%

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pay 83.7% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,988.79	$90.60 BDT11,172.39	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	$2,631.62 BDT325K	-81.7%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.94	$4.87 BDT600.63	+29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.71	$2.38 BDT293.12	-32.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.65	$3.25 BDT400.42	-49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON234.57	$16.52 BDT2,036.74	-66.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.87	$4.06 BDT500.52	-51.5%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 59.3% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Dhaka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON423.04	$16.79 BDT2,070.29	-81.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON183.17	$21.19 BDT2,613.32	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON370.96	$50.86 BDT6,271.26	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON436.99	$37.02 BDT4,565.49	-59.6%
Average			-59.3%

Bucharest vs. Dhaka - Cost of clothing

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