Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Belmopan instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Belmopan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
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