Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 38.3% cheaper than St. George's.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$1.90
৳208.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
EC$4.67
|
$0.32
৳34.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.16
৳17.18
|
|
pay 51.0% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.71
৳77.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.65
EC$7.17
|
$3.72
৳407.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
EC$17.35
|
$3.20
৳350.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$1.33
৳145.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
EC$10.53
|
$1.35
৳148.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.94
EC$7.96
|
$1.12
৳122.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.01
|
$0.46
৳50.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
EC$3.13
|
$1.00
৳109.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
EC$4.13
|
$0.38
৳41.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
EC$3.77
|
$0.13
৳14.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.21
৳22.89
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
EC$12.56
|
$4.31
৳471.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$19.03
৳2,083.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,351.15
EC$55,000.00
|
$33,294.05
৳3,645,948.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$4.00
৳437.51
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.64
EC$147.67
|
$20.17
৳2,208.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$663.68
EC$1,793.64
|
$143.11
৳15,671.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$277.52
EC$750.00
|
$87.30
৳9,560.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$29.26
৳3,203.76
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$62.55
৳6,849.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,128.56
EC$3,050.00
|
$1,551.21
৳169,868.87
|
|
pay 7.7% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$5.71
৳625.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$1.92
৳210.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$3.04
৳333.34
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.25
EC$125.00
|
$18.59
৳2,036.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.76
৳520.85
|
|
pay 62.1% less for clothing
St. George's
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.27
EC$246.67
|
$21.40
৳2,343.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$22.74
৳2,489.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.54
EC$293.33
|
$48.51
৳5,312.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.94
EC$313.33
|
$40.38
৳4,422.25
|
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