Cost of living comparison

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Seoul is 4.4 times more expensive than Dhaka.

If you lived in Seoul instead of Dhaka, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.08
BDT248.47
$7.88
₩11,065
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.58
BDT546.64
$6.09
₩8,550
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.29
BDT35.19
$1.59
₩2,228

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pay 3.8 times more for groceries

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Bread
1 loaf
$0.68
BDT81.09
$3.10
₩4,347
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.97
BDT474.44
$6.52
₩9,163
Milk (1 gallon) $2.94
BDT350.70
$8.06
₩11,318

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.06
BDT484.58
$4.59
₩6,444
Monthly public transit pass $24.96
BDT2,981.65
$44.40
₩62,367
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,957.67
BDT2,981,651.17
$27,023.07
₩37,954,166

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$13.11
BDT1,566.08
$22.27
₩31,284
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $115.12
BDT13,753.20
$883.18
₩1,240,434
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $63.20
BDT7,550.31
$490.54
₩688,967

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pay 11.3 times more for childcare

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $44.32
BDT5,294.34
$385.48
₩541,411
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,486.12
BDT177,543.77
$20,782.92
₩29,189,815

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pay 86.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.16
BDT496.94
$3.58
₩5,030
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
BDT242.70
$3.60
₩5,059
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.91
BDT347.86
$3.22
₩4,527

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
Dhaka
Seoul
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.53
BDT1,975.34
$59.13
₩83,045
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$19.66
BDT2,349.18
$46.64
₩65,513
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$41.85
BDT4,999.20
$86.69
₩121,761

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