Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 4.1 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
৳207.88
|
$13.88
SCR187.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
৳34.58
|
$3.77
SCR51.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
৳17.14
|
$2.28
SCR30.84
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
৳406.54
|
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
৳349.40
|
$7.26
SCR98.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
$2.98
SCR40.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
৳147.71
|
$2.56
SCR34.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
৳122.39
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
৳50.37
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
৳109.29
|
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
৳41.61
|
$2.94
SCR39.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳14.38
|
$0.83
SCR11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
৳22.84
|
$0.62
SCR8.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
৳470.79
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
$24.06
SCR325.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
৳436.54
|
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
$913.34
SCR12,361.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
$774.97
SCR10,488.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
$99.70
SCR1,349.42
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
$3,982.14
SCR53,895.12
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
৳623.63
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
৳209.61
|
$5.06
SCR68.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
$11.60
SCR157.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
$91.48
SCR1,238.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
৳519.69
|
$10.75
SCR145.55
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Victoria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
$60.26
SCR815.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
$83.50
SCR1,130.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
$96.68
SCR1,308.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
|
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