Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 67.5% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.13
DJF1,794
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
DJF162
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
DJF150
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 73.5% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.77
DJF1,022
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.84
DJF2,452
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.58
DJF1,166
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.20
DJF1,985
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
DJF316
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
DJF181
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
DJF226
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
DJF192
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
DJF128
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
DJF155
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
DJF1,038
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.32
DJF4,485
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.89
DJF7,597
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,369.10
DJF242,518
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$669.36
DJF118,569
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$305.63
DJF54,138
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 67.4% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.79
DJF29,899
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,025.51
DJF358,794
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.19
DJF1,096
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
DJF424
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.15
DJF18,272
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.07
DJF2,492
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 51.6% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.76
DJF5,980
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.91
DJF4,236
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.15
DJF20,930
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.96
DJF13,455
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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