Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 55.2% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$1.90
BDT208.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
€6.64
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
€1.46
|
$0.32
BDT34.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.16
BDT17.17
|
|
pay 48.1% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.71
BDT77.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
€4.95
|
$3.72
BDT407.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$3.20
BDT349.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.16
|
$1.33
BDT145.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
€3.48
|
$1.35
BDT147.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.12
BDT122.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.46
BDT50.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.00
BDT109.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$0.38
BDT41.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.13
BDT14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.21
BDT22.88
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.65
|
$4.31
BDT471.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$19.03
BDT2,082.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,790.09
€18,378.07
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,643,848.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.32
€16.08
|
$4.00
BDT437.26
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.85
€30.50
|
$20.17
BDT2,207.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$679.12
€630.67
|
$143.11
BDT15,662.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.97
€518.16
|
$87.30
BDT9,554.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.33
€132.18
|
$29.26
BDT3,201.92
|
|
pay 80.1% less for childcare
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.90
€346.29
|
$62.55
BDT6,845.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,706.64
€6,228.12
|
$1,551.21
BDT169,771.05
|
|
pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$5.71
BDT624.66
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
€3.33
|
$1.92
BDT209.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
$3.04
BDT333.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.53
€58.07
|
$18.59
BDT2,034.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$4.76
BDT520.55
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Nicosia
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.21
€79.13
|
$21.40
BDT2,342.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.77
€37.86
|
$22.74
BDT2,488.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.42
€84.89
|
$48.51
BDT5,309.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.72
€98.17
|
$40.38
BDT4,419.70
|
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