Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 70.6% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 13.7% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 0.7% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
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