Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 9.2% cheaper than Colombia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 43.2% less for restaurants
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
$10,739
|
$1.72
৳189.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.26
$20,847
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
$2,385
|
$0.27
৳29.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
$1,819
|
$0.15
৳16.20
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
$3,460
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.61
$6,383
|
$3.59
৳395.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.28
$12,989
|
$2.66
৳292.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
$6,544
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
$6,165
|
$0.99
৳108.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
$3,296
|
$0.78
৳86.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$1,164
|
$0.34
৳37.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
$1,457
|
$0.75
৳82.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
$1,571
|
$0.25
৳27.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$1,205
|
$0.12
৳13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$1,326
|
$0.23
৳25.29
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.04
$8,071
|
$3.62
৳397.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.61
$93,634
|
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,617.95
$57,963,660
|
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.28
$44,727
|
$3.61
৳397.41
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.37
$84,753
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.57
$827,027
|
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$176.18
$698,607
|
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.64
$184,938
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.33
$413,712
|
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,004.13
$11,912,080
|
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
|
pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
$3,552
|
$3.65
৳401.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
$4,780
|
$1.57
৳173.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
$7,522
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.34
$72,726
|
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.91
$11,552
|
$4.23
৳465.73
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Colombia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.50
$160,583
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.32
$108,348
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.30
$239,090
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.16
$179,063
|
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
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