Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 3.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 5.6 times more for restaurants
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
BDT248.47
|
$12.36
CLF0.4400
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$8.24
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
BDT35.19
|
$1.78
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.72
|
$1.37
CLF0.0500
|
|
pay 89.2% more for groceries
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
BDT81.09
|
$1.48
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
BDT474.44
|
$5.49
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
BDT350.70
|
$4.59
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
BDT154.57
|
$3.97
CLF0.1400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
BDT173.34
|
$2.88
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
BDT138.74
|
$0.96
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
BDT60.74
|
$0.71
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
BDT130.08
|
$0.91
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT45.51
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BDT25.71
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
BDT47.77
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 59.4% more for transportation
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
BDT484.58
|
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.96
BDT2,981.65
|
$41.20
CLF1.4700
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,957.67
BDT2,981,651.17
|
$18,540.00
CLF662.9500
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.58
BDT546.64
|
$12.41
CLF0.4400
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.11
BDT1,566.08
|
$20.87
CLF0.7500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$115.12
BDT13,753.20
|
$513.58
CLF18.3600
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$63.20
BDT7,550.31
|
$439.93
CLF15.7300
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.22
BDT2,654.29
|
$104.66
CLF3.7400
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$44.32
BDT5,294.34
|
$387.71
CLF13.8600
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,486.12
BDT177,543.77
|
$6,421.89
CLF229.6300
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$2.83
CLF0.1000
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
BDT242.70
|
$3.09
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.91
BDT347.86
|
$5.15
CLF0.1800
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.81
BDT2,128.28
|
$33.85
CLF1.2100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
BDT496.94
|
$5.87
CLF0.2100
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Dhaka
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.53
BDT1,975.34
|
$52.80
CLF1.8900
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.66
BDT2,349.18
|
$31.11
CLF1.1100
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.85
BDT4,999.20
|
$73.37
CLF2.6200
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.92
BDT4,410.69
|
$82.04
CLF2.9300
|
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