Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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