Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 5.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$7.64
HK$59.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$5.73
HK$44.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.23
HK$9.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$1.11
HK$8.67
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$2.29
HK$17.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$12.63
HK$98.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$11.66
HK$91.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.47
HK$27.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$4.48
HK$35.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$2.03
HK$15.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$1.13
HK$8.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$1.75
HK$13.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$1.35
HK$10.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$1.21
HK$9.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$1.18
HK$9.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$10.64
HK$83.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$63.70
HK$499.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$33,122.07
HK$259,589.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$13.12
HK$102.84
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$23.34
HK$182.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$2,288.41
HK$17,935.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$1,628.63
HK$12,764.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$157.03
HK$1,230.74
|
|
pay 12.2 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$771.50
HK$6,046.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$18,861.18
HK$147,821.68
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$6.37
HK$49.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$5.02
HK$39.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$8.28
HK$64.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$79.37
HK$622.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$12.74
HK$99.84
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Hong Kong
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$80.90
HK$634.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$39.86
HK$312.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$88.35
HK$692.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$129.40
HK$1,014.16
|
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