Cost of living comparison
Prague is 4.9 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Prague instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT248.47
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$8.49
CZK206.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.19
|
$1.74
CZK42.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.72
|
$1.39
CZK33.81
|
|
pay 86.0% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT81.09
|
$1.42
CZK34.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT474.44
|
$5.99
CZK145.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT350.70
|
$3.96
CZK96.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT154.57
|
$2.56
CZK62.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT173.34
|
$3.92
CZK95.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.74
|
$0.77
CZK18.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.74
|
$0.73
CZK17.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT130.08
|
$0.89
CZK21.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.51
|
$1.47
CZK35.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.71
|
$0.57
CZK13.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.77
|
$0.55
CZK13.30
|
|
pay 57.7% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT484.58
|
$6.13
CZK149.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,981.65
|
$23.35
CZK568.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,981,651.17
|
$25,475.49
CZK619,721.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$12.99
CZK316.06
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,566.08
|
$19.68
CZK478.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,753.20
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,448.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,550.31
|
$837.45
CZK20,372.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,654.29
|
$223.37
CZK5,433.65
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,294.34
|
$713.18
CZK17,349.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT177,543.77
|
$11,763.21
CZK286,154.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$2.40
CZK58.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT242.70
|
$3.08
CZK74.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT347.86
|
$6.54
CZK159.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,128.28
|
$63.73
CZK1,550.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,975.34
|
$82.44
CZK2,005.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,349.18
|
$36.17
CZK879.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,999.20
|
$92.56
CZK2,251.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,410.69
|
$111.10
CZK2,702.68
|
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