Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 51.7% cheaper than Belgrade.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.1% less in Dhaka
- Groceries
-
pay 15.9% less in Dhaka
- Transportation
-
pay 20.0% less in Dhaka
- Housing
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pay 77.7% less in Dhaka
- Childcare
-
pay 84.4% less in Dhaka
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 20.6% less in Dhaka
- Clothing
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pay 66.0% less in Dhaka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Dhaka.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 77.1% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,136
|
$2.08
BDT253.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD947
|
$4.58
BDT557.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD240
|
$0.29
BDT35.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD162
|
$0.16
BDT19.09
|
|
pay 15.9% less for groceries
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD90
|
$0.68
BDT82.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD521
|
$3.97
BDT483.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD514
|
$2.94
BDT357.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD275
|
$1.29
BDT157.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD323
|
$1.45
BDT176.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD54
|
$1.16
BDT141.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD83
|
$0.51
BDT61.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD76
|
$1.09
BDT132.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD109
|
$0.38
BDT46.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD49
|
$0.22
BDT26.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD41
|
$0.40
BDT48.72
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD710
|
$4.06
BDT494.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,082
|
$24.96
BDT3,040.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD2,903,933
|
$24,957.67
BDT3,040,957.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD982
|
$4.58
BDT557.51
|
|
pay 77.7% less for housing
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD2,854
|
$13.11
BDT1,597.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD86,841
|
$115.12
BDT14,026.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD53,575
|
$63.20
BDT7,700.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD14,414
|
$22.22
BDT2,707.09
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD38,273
|
$44.32
BDT5,399.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD800,469
|
$1,486.12
BDT181,075.17
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD312
|
$4.16
BDT506.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD253
|
$2.03
BDT247.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD426
|
$2.91
BDT354.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD3,775
|
$17.81
BDT2,170.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD757
|
$4.16
BDT506.83
|
|
pay 66.0% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,095
|
$16.53
BDT2,014.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD3,993
|
$19.66
BDT2,395.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,064
|
$41.85
BDT5,098.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,000
|
$36.92
BDT4,498.42
|
|
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