Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 68.6% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Finland, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 66.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 63.1% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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