Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 26.0% cheaper than Dhaka.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.4% less for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 60.2% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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