Cost of living comparison
Colombia is 71.4% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Colombia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT201.63
|
$2.71
COP10,526.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT534.11
|
$5.26
COP20,434.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT31.39
|
$0.60
COP2,338.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.21
|
$0.46
COP1,782.51
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT64.78
|
$0.87
COP3,391.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT419.85
|
$1.61
COP6,256.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT310.48
|
$3.28
COP12,731.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT127.83
|
$1.65
COP6,414.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT115.26
|
$1.55
COP6,043.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.44
|
$0.83
COP3,230.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT39.44
|
$0.29
COP1,141.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT87.43
|
$0.37
COP1,428.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.61
|
$0.40
COP1,540.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT14.07
|
$0.30
COP1,180.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT26.87
|
$0.33
COP1,299.34
|
|
pay 39.3% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT422.75
|
$2.04
COP7,911.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,860.00
|
$23.61
COP91,778.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT4,257,857.87
|
$14,617.95
COP56,814,689.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT422.22
|
$11.28
COP43,840.59
|
|
pay 90.7% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,520.39
|
$21.37
COP83,073.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,865.15
|
$208.57
COP810,632.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT7,221.11
|
$176.18
COP684,759.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,994.26
|
$46.64
COP181,272.23
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,668.26
|
$104.33
COP405,511.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT124,695.94
|
$3,004.13
COP11,675,955.91
|
|
pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT426.51
|
$0.90
COP3,481.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT184.06
|
$1.21
COP4,685.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT322.10
|
$1.90
COP7,373.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,405.42
|
$18.34
COP71,284.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT494.82
|
$2.91
COP11,322.62
|
|
pay 52.1% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Colombia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,346.07
|
$40.50
COP157,399.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,444.29
|
$27.32
COP106,199.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,575.07
|
$60.30
COP234,350.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,337.19
|
$45.16
COP175,513.84
|
|
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