Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 70.0% cheaper than Copenhagen.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 84.7% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.03
DKK131.80
|
$1.90
BDT222.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.18
DKK91.24
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.32
DKK22.97
|
$0.32
BDT36.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
DKK19.62
|
$0.16
BDT18.34
|
|
pay 59.8% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.08
DKK21.30
|
$0.71
BDT82.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
DKK45.00
|
$3.72
BDT434.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
DKK51.98
|
$3.20
BDT373.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
DKK33.55
|
$1.33
BDT155.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
DKK36.42
|
$1.35
BDT158.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DKK9.26
|
$1.12
BDT130.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
DKK8.07
|
$0.46
BDT53.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
DKK8.80
|
$1.00
BDT116.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
DKK13.25
|
$0.38
BDT44.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
DKK5.80
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
DKK5.01
|
$0.21
BDT24.43
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.69
DKK60.17
|
$4.31
BDT503.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.06
DKK547.46
|
$19.03
BDT2,223.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,992.01
DKK283,869.65
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,891,839.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.89
DKK172.35
|
$4.00
BDT467.02
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
DKK258.52
|
$20.17
BDT2,357.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,802.29
DKK12,480.85
|
$143.11
BDT16,728.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,332.46
DKK9,227.25
|
$87.30
BDT10,205.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.53
DKK1,174.00
|
$29.26
BDT3,419.83
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.51
DKK3,673.76
|
$62.55
BDT7,311.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,272.42
DKK50,361.52
|
$1,551.21
BDT181,325.22
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.05
DKK55.76
|
$5.71
BDT667.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.13
DKK42.46
|
$1.92
BDT224.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.78
DKK60.83
|
$3.04
BDT355.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.50
DKK301.22
|
$18.59
BDT2,173.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.57
DKK121.66
|
$4.76
BDT555.98
|
|
pay 67.8% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.06
DKK741.36
|
$21.40
BDT2,501.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.35
DKK355.62
|
$22.74
BDT2,657.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.70
DKK828.92
|
$48.51
BDT5,670.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.20
DKK1,171.70
|
$40.38
BDT4,720.49
|
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