Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 48.8% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 82.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,954
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,959
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA747
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA697
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA863
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,074
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,958
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,066
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,896
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA707
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA873
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA572
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA632
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA677
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 26.5% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,369
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,922,276
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 82.7% less for housing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,476
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA514,304
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA298,628
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,747
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,169
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,235,141
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA597
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,820
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,493
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,840
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,817
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,794
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,374
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,799
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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