Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 3.7 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT249.29
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.31
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.78
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 63.1% more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT81.36
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT476.00
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT351.85
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT155.08
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT173.91
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT139.20
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.94
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT130.51
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.66
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.79
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.92
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT486.17
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,991.47
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,991,465.65
|
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT548.44
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,571.23
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,798.47
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,575.16
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,663.03
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,311.77
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT178,128.18
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT243.50
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT349.00
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,135.29
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT498.58
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,981.85
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,356.91
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT5,015.66
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,425.21
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
|
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