Cost of living comparison
Greece is 3.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Greece instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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