Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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