Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 3.8 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.14
BDT255.04
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
BDT586.60
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.18
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT19.38
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.66
BDT78.77
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.29
BDT511.64
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
BDT366.66
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
BDT153.22
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
BDT176.89
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
BDT141.26
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
BDT57.19
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
BDT127.55
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT40.31
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
BDT22.78
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
BDT43.10
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 71.8% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
BDT498.04
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
BDT2,217.76
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,917.21
BDT3,570,599.53
|
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.70
BDT561.09
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.56
BDT1,618.77
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$117.32
BDT14,002.66
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$64.40
BDT7,686.46
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.47
BDT2,682.09
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$52.47
BDT6,261.74
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,373.34
BDT163,907.52
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.20
BDT262.11
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
BDT326.45
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.49
BDT2,087.95
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
BDT510.09
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.83
BDT1,889.36
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.43
BDT2,080.53
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.53
BDT4,836.98
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.58
BDT4,246.46
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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