Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.2 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.15
৳174.62
|
$14.35
€12.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
৳24.05
|
$2.18
€1.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
৳14.72
|
$1.09
€0.95
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
৳61.12
|
$1.63
€1.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
৳259.75
|
$6.40
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
৳267.02
|
$4.35
€3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
৳101.58
|
$2.89
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
৳117.30
|
$4.02
€3.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳80.33
|
$0.85
€0.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
৳40.52
|
$0.76
€0.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
৳77.79
|
$0.86
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
৳23.46
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.93
|
$0.60
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
৳19.80
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
৳300.13
|
$8.47
€7.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.12
৳1,309.64
|
$36.88
€32.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,999.02
৳3,492,380.48
|
$23,486.94
€20,595.73
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.51
৳366.70
|
$16.94
€14.86
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.55
৳1,993.57
|
$29.40
€25.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$127.10
৳10,323.07
|
$560.05
€491.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.12
৳6,507.29
|
$428.17
€375.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.54
৳2,561.91
|
$132.43
€116.13
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.21
৳5,864.92
|
$431.71
€378.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,944.44
৳157,927.50
|
$9,518.89
€8,347.12
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.45
৳523.86
|
$4.48
€3.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
৳164.83
|
$1.48
€1.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
৳261.93
|
$5.97
€5.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.41
৳1,901.55
|
$48.62
€42.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$8.84
€7.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.80
৳1,932.99
|
$72.84
€63.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.59
৳1,997.25
|
$34.55
€30.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.60
৳4,434.72
|
$82.76
€72.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.38
৳3,929.69
|
$107.74
€94.48
|
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