Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 64.1% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 83.8% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪62.82
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪56.54
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪9.06
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪7.05
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 45.3% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.65
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.55
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.98
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.77
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪16.07
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.18
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.19
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.84
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.77
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.07
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.71
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 46.1% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.76
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪223.01
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪141,236.95
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.88
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪94.04
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,172.06
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,875.75
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪422.59
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,872.64
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪38,005.20
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪29.32
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.19
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.64
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪254.41
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.88
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪294.33
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪209.40
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪417.48
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪431.88
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
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