Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 3.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
$7.68
VEF76.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
$9.60
VEF95.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
$1.19
VEF11.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
$0.93
VEF9.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
$1.87
VEF18.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
$2.43
VEF24.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
$6.65
VEF66.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
$2.32
VEF23.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
$2.49
VEF24.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
$2.14
VEF21.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
$0.51
VEF5.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
$0.61
VEF6.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
$0.74
VEF7.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
$0.60
VEF5.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
$0.76
VEF7.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
$1.90
VEF18.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
$34.14
VEF340.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
$31,277.78
VEF311,980.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
$25.55
VEF254.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
$38.05
VEF379.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
$176.74
VEF1,762.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
$133.41
VEF1,330.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
$18.38
VEF183.30
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
$61.90
VEF617.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
|
pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
$1.31
VEF13.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
$2.05
VEF20.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
$3.26
VEF32.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
$32.57
VEF324.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
$5.39
VEF53.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
$51.51
VEF513.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
$36.63
VEF365.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
$82.19
VEF819.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
$74.37
VEF741.76
|
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