Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 64.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 83.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 55.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 48.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 59.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 57.3% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 70.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
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