Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 19.9% more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 22.5% more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT247.54
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.06
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.65
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 25.8% less for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT80.79
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT472.66
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT349.38
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT153.99
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT172.69
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.22
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.51
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT129.60
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.34
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.61
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.59
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT482.76
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,970.47
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,970,474.20
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT544.59
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 30.4% more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,560.21
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,701.65
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,522.01
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,644.34
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 64.0% more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,274.50
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT176,878.24
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT241.79
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT346.56
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,120.30
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT495.08
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,967.94
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,340.37
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,980.46
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,394.16
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
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