Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 3.5 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 90.5% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 66.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
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