Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 5.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.34
|
$18.44
CA$25.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$8.85
CA$12.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.66
|
$2.30
CA$3.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$1.67
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
$2.34
CA$3.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.44
|
$6.00
CA$8.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.18
|
$7.68
CA$10.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
$3.15
CA$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.03
|
$5.22
CA$7.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.66
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.48
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.53
|
$1.32
CA$1.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.71
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.42
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.84
|
$5.28
CA$7.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
$92.56
CA$127.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,881.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.51
|
$19.54
CA$26.88
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
$62.08
CA$85.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,793.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,570.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
$123.67
CA$170.10
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,552.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,261.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳625.02
|
$5.90
CA$8.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.08
|
$4.07
CA$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
$11.06
CA$15.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
$57.52
CA$79.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.85
|
$11.80
CA$16.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
$61.22
CA$84.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
$50.10
CA$68.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
$95.91
CA$131.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
$141.14
CA$194.13
|
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