Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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