Cost of living comparison
Athens is 3.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Athens instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$0.55
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$6.55
€6.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$4.44
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$8.01
€7.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$11.43
€10.53
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$553.55
€509.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$521.82
€480.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$488.12
€449.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
|
pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$4.67
€4.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$3.68
€3.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$45.80
€42.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$111.33
€102.53
|
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