Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 33.1% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
|
pay 1.4% less for transportation
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
|
pay 65.4% less for housing
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
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