Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 15.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 16.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$25.29
CHF22.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$16.39
CHF14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$4.49
CHF4.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$4.05
CHF3.67
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$3.46
CHF3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$12.71
CHF11.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$6.96
CHF6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$6.50
CHF5.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$12.35
CHF11.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$1.53
CHF1.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$1.26
CHF1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$2.51
CHF2.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$1.07
CHF0.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$1.03
CHF0.94
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$7.75
CHF7.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$108.37
CHF98.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,956.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$41.64
CHF37.75
|
|
pay 14.9 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$52.30
CHF47.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,427.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,194.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$173.73
CHF157.49
|
|
pay 57.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,232.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,470.45
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$7.36
CHF6.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$5.23
CHF4.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$9.76
CHF8.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$84.81
CHF76.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$20.50
CHF18.58
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$120.31
CHF109.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$60.46
CHF54.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$130.36
CHF118.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$165.15
CHF149.71
|
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