Cost of living comparison
Kiev is 2.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Kiev instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$8.16
₴324.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$4.15
₴164.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$0.62
₴24.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$0.49
₴19.65
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$0.72
₴28.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$4.00
₴159.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$3.90
₴155.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$2.02
₴80.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$1.76
₴70.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$0.25
₴9.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.62
₴24.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$0.68
₴27.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$1.01
₴40.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.22
₴8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.34
₴13.45
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$5.50
₴218.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$9.52
₴378.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$23,116.98
₴919,420.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$3.81
₴151.43
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$5.04
₴200.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$454.74
₴18,086.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$275.70
₴10,965.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$74.83
₴2,976.10
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$312.58
₴12,431.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$5,592.11
₴222,412.19
|
|
pay 22.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$1.09
₴43.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$1.35
₴53.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$2.04
₴81.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$26.77
₴1,064.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$4.08
₴162.25
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Kiev
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$65.70
₴2,613.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$33.80
₴1,344.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$78.00
₴3,102.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$93.05
₴3,701.03
|
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