Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 7.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 11.1 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT250.95
|
$21.06
€19.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT577.19
|
$11.91
€11.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT34.61
|
$3.42
€3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.07
|
$3.33
€3.08
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT77.50
|
$2.95
€2.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT503.44
|
$8.08
€7.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT360.78
|
$5.49
€5.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT150.76
|
$3.92
€3.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT174.05
|
$5.50
€5.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT138.99
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT56.27
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT125.50
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.66
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.42
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT42.41
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT490.05
|
$6.17
€5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,182.20
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,513,336.88
|
$27,583.68
€25,523.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT552.10
|
$30.32
€28.06
|
|
pay 12.5 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,592.81
|
$51.70
€47.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT13,778.09
|
$1,876.48
€1,736.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,563.19
|
$1,454.17
€1,345.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,639.08
|
$175.23
€162.14
|
|
pay 18.1 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,161.32
|
$1,174.85
€1,087.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT161,278.89
|
$18,971.77
€17,554.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT501.91
|
$6.50
€6.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT257.90
|
$3.85
€3.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT321.22
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,054.47
|
$38.16
€35.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT501.91
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,859.06
|
$61.37
€56.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,047.17
|
$33.16
€30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,759.41
|
$86.13
€79.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,178.36
|
$96.05
€88.88
|
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