Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 32.7% cheaper than Lima.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Lima, you would:
pay 50.3% less for restaurants
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.01
PEN14.74
|
$1.90
৳207.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
PEN3.21
|
$0.32
৳34.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PEN2.19
|
$0.16
৳17.14
|
|
pay 12.1% less for groceries
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
PEN6.99
|
$0.71
৳77.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.58
PEN13.16
|
$3.72
৳406.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
PEN17.41
|
$3.20
৳349.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
PEN7.68
|
$1.33
৳145.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
PEN8.66
|
$1.35
৳147.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
PEN2.74
|
$1.12
৳122.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.46
৳50.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$1.00
৳109.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
PEN1.70
|
$0.38
৳41.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.13
৳14.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.21
৳22.84
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.56
PEN20.42
|
$4.31
৳470.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.75
PEN61.52
|
$19.03
৳2,078.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,401.64
PEN78,607.63
|
$33,294.05
৳3,637,844.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
PEN56.99
|
$4.00
৳436.54
|
|
pay 55.4% less for housing
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.39
PEN104.29
|
$20.17
৳2,203.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.74
PEN1,850.21
|
$143.11
৳15,637.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.82
PEN1,207.74
|
$87.30
৳9,539.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.84
PEN205.09
|
$29.26
৳3,196.64
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.22
PEN735.39
|
$62.55
৳6,833.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,654.15
PEN20,767.53
|
$1,551.21
৳169,491.30
|
|
pay 3.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
PEN7.86
|
$5.71
৳623.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
PEN9.88
|
$1.92
৳209.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.35
PEN19.65
|
$3.04
৳332.60
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.28
PEN136.94
|
$18.59
৳2,031.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.69
PEN24.56
|
$4.76
৳519.69
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Lima
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.06
PEN154.50
|
$21.40
৳2,338.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.40
PEN104.31
|
$22.74
৳2,484.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.34
PEN265.70
|
$48.51
৳5,300.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.12
PEN268.58
|
$40.38
৳4,412.42
|
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