Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 26.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 54.1% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 79.3% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 44.7% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
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