Cost of living comparison
Dhaka is 74.1% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.8% less in Dhaka
- Groceries
-
pay 50.9% less in Dhaka
- Transportation
-
pay 63.5% less in Dhaka
- Housing
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pay 88.2% less in Dhaka
- Childcare
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pay 96.4% less in Dhaka
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.0% less in Dhaka
- Clothing
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pay 70.1% less in Dhaka
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Dhaka.
If you lived in Dhaka instead of London, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£19.14
|
$2.08
BDT252.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£7.65
|
$4.58
BDT556.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.82
|
$0.29
BDT35.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$0.16
BDT19.05
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.53
|
$0.68
BDT82.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.18
|
$3.97
BDT482.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£4.68
|
$2.94
BDT356.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.29
|
$1.29
BDT157.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$1.45
BDT176.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.16
|
$1.16
BDT141.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$0.51
BDT61.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.09
BDT132.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.33
|
$0.38
BDT46.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.22
BDT26.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.52
|
$0.40
BDT48.61
|
|
pay 63.5% less for transportation
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.48
|
$4.06
BDT493.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£191.37
|
$24.96
BDT3,034.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
$24,957.67
BDT3,034,096.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£26.12
|
$4.58
BDT556.25
|
|
pay 88.2% less for housing
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£30.84
|
$13.11
BDT1,593.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,099.91
|
$115.12
BDT13,995.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,528.92
|
$63.20
BDT7,683.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£195.51
|
$22.22
BDT2,700.98
|
|
pay 96.4% less for childcare
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,728.85
|
$44.32
BDT5,387.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£20,664.01
|
$1,486.12
BDT180,666.64
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.12
|
$4.16
BDT505.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.56
|
$2.03
BDT246.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£14.64
|
$2.91
BDT353.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£48.65
|
$17.81
BDT2,165.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£11.96
|
$4.16
BDT505.68
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
London
|
Dhaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£71.82
|
$16.53
BDT2,010.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£37.45
|
$19.66
BDT2,390.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£85.10
|
$41.85
BDT5,087.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£100.28
|
$36.92
BDT4,488.28
|
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