Cost of living comparison

 Dhaka, Bangladesh
compared to
 Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade vs. Dhaka Cost of Living Summary

Belgrade is 3.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.

Restaurants
pay 6.3 times more in Belgrade
Groceries
pay 55.7% more in Belgrade
Transportation
pay 42.6% more in Belgrade
Housing
pay 6.0 times more in Belgrade
Childcare
pay 6.8 times more in Belgrade
Entertainment and Sports
pay 43.2% more in Belgrade
Clothing
pay 3.5 times more in Belgrade

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Belgrade are more expensive than in Dhaka. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Belgrade.

Belgrade vs. Dhaka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgrade instead of Dhaka, you would:

pay 6.3 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
BDT252.84
$10.99
RSD1,101
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.58
BDT556.25
$9.16
RSD918
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.29
BDT35.81
$2.33
RSD233

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
BDT82.52
$0.87
RSD87
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
BDT482.79
$5.04
RSD505
Milk (1 gallon) $2.94
BDT356.86
$4.98
RSD499

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
BDT493.10
$6.87
RSD688
Monthly public transit pass $24.96
BDT3,034.10
$20.16
RSD2,019
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,957.67
BDT3,034,096.17
$28,106.99
RSD2,815,449

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.11
BDT1,593.62
$27.63
RSD2,767
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $115.12
BDT13,995.11
$840.53
RSD84,195
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.20
BDT7,683.11
$518.55
RSD51,943

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pay 6.8 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $44.32
BDT5,387.47
$370.44
RSD37,107
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,486.12
BDT180,666.64
$7,747.69
RSD776,078

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pay 43.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
BDT505.68
$3.02
RSD303
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
BDT246.97
$2.45
RSD245
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.91
BDT353.98
$4.12
RSD413

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Belgrade
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.53
BDT2,010.09
$97.71
RSD9,787
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.66
BDT2,390.50
$38.65
RSD3,872
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$41.85
BDT5,087.13
$107.09
RSD10,727

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