Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 7.0 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT248.47
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.19
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.72
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT81.09
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT474.44
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT350.70
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT154.57
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT173.34
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.74
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.74
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT130.08
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.51
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.71
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.77
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT484.58
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,981.65
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,981,651.17
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,566.08
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,753.20
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,550.31
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,654.29
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,294.34
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT177,543.77
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT242.70
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT347.86
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,128.28
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Douglas
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,975.34
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,349.18
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,999.20
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,410.69
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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