Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 3.3 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$5.41
R$27.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$6.75
R$34.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$1.09
R$5.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.66
R$3.40
|
|
pay 94.2% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$1.50
R$7.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$4.39
R$22.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$3.93
R$20.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$2.09
R$10.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$1.71
R$8.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$0.88
R$4.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.57
R$2.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.47
R$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.71
R$3.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.51
R$2.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.49
R$2.50
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$3.99
R$20.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$44.60
R$230.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$21,825.57
R$112,550.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$8.87
R$45.75
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$19.79
R$102.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$324.53
R$1,673.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$220.48
R$1,136.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$54.67
R$281.92
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$278.36
R$1,435.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$7,686.64
R$39,638.46
|
|
pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$1.76
R$9.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$1.69
R$8.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$2.13
R$11.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$24.18
R$124.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$6.45
R$33.25
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$48.38
R$249.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$43.32
R$223.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$77.76
R$400.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$63.51
R$327.49
|
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