Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 9.1% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Benin, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
F CFA419
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
F CFA318
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 28.7% less for groceries
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.51
F CFA924
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
F CFA815
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
F CFA326
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
F CFA291
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA454
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
F CFA388
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
F CFA404
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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