Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 28.9% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.72
R129.59
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
R84.63
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
R17.03
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R12.73
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
R16.05
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.17
R61.24
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
R74.74
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
R32.33
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.92
R37.07
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
R11.83
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
R10.80
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.53
R10.24
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R12.09
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
R9.62
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
R9.82
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 8.5% less for transportation
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
R90.33
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.23
R872.74
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,020.94
R328,415.94
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.97
R211.57
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 61.3% less for housing
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.98
R906.44
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$315.25
R6,082.76
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$329.30
R6,353.84
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.25
R1,413.32
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.41
R4,059.78
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,579.40
R69,063.84
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.92
R37.03
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.64
R31.69
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
R52.89
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.50
R665.70
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
R105.79
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 43.8% less for clothing
Pretoria
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.41
R818.29
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.03
R675.86
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
R1,480.96
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.03
R1,679.30
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
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