Cost of living comparison
Vilnius is 3.6 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Vilnius instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$7.64
€7.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
$2.38
€2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
$5.74
€5.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
$5.77
€5.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
$2.51
€2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
$3.63
€3.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
$0.38
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
$0.33
€0.31
|
|
pay 51.2% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
$7.38
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
$31.88
€29.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
$27,266.35
€25,320.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
$7.36
€6.83
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
$15.10
€14.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
$817.79
€759.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
$555.68
€516.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
$166.64
€154.75
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
$475.95
€441.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
$8,833.69
€8,203.41
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
$4.51
€4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
$5.00
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
$33.73
€31.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Vilnius
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
$79.56
€73.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
$37.08
€34.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
$86.90
€80.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
$107.10
€99.46
|
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