Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 5.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
$13.74
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
$8.59
€7.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
$5.82
€5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
$3.50
€3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
$3.53
€3.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
$5.75
€5.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
$29,604.23
€27,210.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
$21.98
€20.21
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
$39.46
€36.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
$924.34
€849.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
$738.82
€679.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
$136.66
€125.61
|
|
pay 10.8 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
$424.84
€390.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
$7,091.11
€6,517.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
$4.37
€4.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
$54.49
€50.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
$10.29
€9.46
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
$80.92
€74.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
$48.04
€44.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
$125.90
€115.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
$111.40
€102.39
|
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