Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 52.1% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 45.0% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 71.4% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 13.9% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 40.4% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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