Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 21.7% cheaper than Peru.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Peru, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
$1.90
৳208.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$0.32
৳34.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
$0.71
৳77.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
$3.72
৳407.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
$3.20
৳350.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$1.33
৳145.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
$1.35
৳148.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$1.12
৳122.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$0.46
৳50.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$1.00
৳109.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$0.38
৳41.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.13
৳14.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
$4.31
৳471.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
$19.03
৳2,083.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,265.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
$4.00
৳437.43
|
|
pay 40.8% less for housing
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
$20.17
৳2,207.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
$143.11
৳15,668.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
$87.30
৳9,558.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
$29.26
৳3,203.16
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
$62.55
৳6,847.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
$1,551.21
৳169,837.06
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$5.71
৳624.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
$1.92
৳210.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
$3.04
৳333.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
$18.59
৳2,035.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
$4.76
৳520.75
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Peru
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
$21.40
৳2,343.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
$22.74
৳2,489.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
$48.51
৳5,311.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
$40.38
৳4,421.42
|
|
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