Cost of living comparison
Spain is 2.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.15
৳174.62
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
৳24.05
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
৳14.72
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
|
pay 85.9% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
৳61.12
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
৳259.75
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.29
৳267.02
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
৳101.58
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
৳117.30
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳80.33
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
৳40.52
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
৳77.79
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
৳23.46
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.93
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
৳19.80
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 86.3% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.70
৳300.13
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$16.12
৳1,309.64
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,999.02
৳3,492,380.48
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.51
৳366.70
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.55
৳1,993.57
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$127.10
৳10,323.07
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$80.12
৳6,507.29
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.54
৳2,561.91
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.21
৳5,864.92
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,944.44
৳157,927.50
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.45
৳523.86
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
৳164.83
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
৳261.93
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.41
৳1,901.55
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.37
৳436.55
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
|
pay 85.4% more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.80
৳1,932.99
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.59
৳1,997.25
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.60
৳4,434.72
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.38
৳3,929.69
|
$87.55
€76.77
|
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