Cost of living comparison
Tallinn is 3.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Tallinn instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
$2.23
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
$1.73
€1.62
|
|
pay 89.7% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
$5.21
€4.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
$3.57
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
$0.37
€0.34
|
|
pay 74.5% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
$7.98
€7.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
$26,816.68
€25,049.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
$28.58
€26.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
$724.26
€676.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
$533.62
€498.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
$229.02
€213.93
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
$371.98
€347.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
$6,903.44
€6,448.55
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
$5.66
€5.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
$57.35
€53.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Tallinn
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
$89.77
€83.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
$40.27
€37.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
$89.33
€83.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
$109.92
€102.68
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