Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 4.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 83.0% more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$5.82
CN¥42.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 91.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$2.04
CN¥14.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$6.63
CN¥47.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$7.67
CN¥55.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 37.9% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$4.79
CN¥34.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$43.66
CN¥315.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,103.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$5.53
CN¥40.02
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$20.10
CN¥145.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,357.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$634.84
CN¥4,594.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$44.96
CN¥325.33
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$951.31
CN¥6,884.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,961.08
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$1.46
CN¥10.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$4.37
CN¥31.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$4.37
CN¥31.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$58.33
CN¥422.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$10.12
CN¥73.20
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$69.18
CN¥500.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$43.88
CN¥317.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$89.48
CN¥647.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$124.62
CN¥901.85
|
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