Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 5.4% cheaper than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.0% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$2.69
EGP128.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$3.27
EGP156.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$0.25
EGP11.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$0.14
EGP6.73
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$0.40
EGP19.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$1.23
EGP58.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$2.42
EGP115.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$1.12
EGP53.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$1.58
EGP75.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$0.40
EGP19.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$0.22
EGP10.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$0.14
EGP6.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.10
EGP4.81
|
|
pay 56.8% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$1.02
EGP48.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$7.97
EGP381.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$15,876.53
EGP760,396.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$1.85
EGP88.37
|
|
pay 16.4% less for housing
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$10.98
EGP526.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$109.16
EGP5,228.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$71.02
EGP3,401.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$16.81
EGP805.26
|
|
pay 72.5% more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$58.30
EGP2,792.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,382.85
|
|
pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$1.45
EGP69.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$1.03
EGP49.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$1.57
EGP75.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$15.18
EGP727.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$3.13
EGP149.80
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$17.23
EGP825.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$28.02
EGP1,342.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$63.69
EGP3,050.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$28.91
EGP1,384.80
|
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