Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 59.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Germany, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.83
|
$1.90
৳207.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.69
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.44
|
$0.32
৳34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.19
|
$0.16
৳17.14
|
|
pay 44.1% less for groceries
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.21
|
$3.72
৳406.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$3.20
৳349.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$1.35
৳147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.12
৳122.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.73
|
$0.46
৳50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.00
৳109.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.38
৳41.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.13
৳14.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.21
৳22.84
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.65
|
$4.31
৳470.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€67.66
|
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€24,911.81
|
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.17
|
$4.00
৳436.54
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€34.94
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€699.68
|
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€532.24
|
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€186.20
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
|
pay 83.9% less for childcare
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€300.03
|
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€10,950.78
|
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
|
pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.73
|
$5.71
৳623.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.01
|
$1.92
৳209.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.39
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.02
|
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.12
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.40
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.47
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€81.41
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€104.51
|
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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