Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 66.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 82.3% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.21
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.51
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.47
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.20
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 56.2% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.78
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.26
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.51
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.56
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.22
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.98
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.09
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.62
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,143.95
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.25
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 76.2% less for housing
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€49.08
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€759.20
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€632.96
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€138.07
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 92.7% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€417.49
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,890.38
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.09
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.01
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.54
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.68
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.63
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 62.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.94
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.22
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€83.32
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€111.51
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
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