Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Greece instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.15
৳174.62
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
৳24.05
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
৳14.72
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 80.6% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
৳61.12
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
৳259.75
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
৳267.02
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
৳101.58
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
৳117.30
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳80.33
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
৳40.52
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
৳77.79
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
৳23.46
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.93
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
৳19.80
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 92.8% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
৳300.13
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.12
৳1,309.64
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,999.02
৳3,492,380.48
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.51
৳366.70
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.55
৳1,993.57
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$127.10
৳10,323.07
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.12
৳6,507.29
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.54
৳2,561.91
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.21
৳5,864.92
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,944.44
৳157,927.50
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.45
৳523.86
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
৳164.83
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
৳261.93
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.41
৳1,901.55
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 90.1% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.80
৳1,932.99
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.59
৳1,997.25
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.60
৳4,434.72
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.38
৳3,929.69
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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