Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳208.30
|
$10.94
CLF0.3800
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$8.55
CLF0.3000
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.65
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.18
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳407.37
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳350.12
|
$4.75
CLF0.1700
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳148.01
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.64
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.47
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.51
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.70
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.41
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.89
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 77.1% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳471.75
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
$48.88
CLF1.7100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
$17,775.09
CLF621.0400
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳437.43
|
$10.20
CLF0.3600
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
$25.79
CLF0.9000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
$515.89
CLF18.0200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
$484.85
CLF16.9400
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
$123.09
CLF4.3000
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
$427.49
CLF14.9400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
$6,617.78
CLF231.2200
|
|
pay 56.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳624.90
|
$3.91
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳210.04
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
$39.00
CLF1.3600
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳520.75
|
$7.33
CLF0.2600
|
|
pay 91.1% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
$57.07
CLF1.9900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
$31.83
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
$74.61
CLF2.6100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
$82.33
CLF2.8800
|
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