Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 65.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Germany, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 55.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 45.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 71.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 90.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 51.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 61.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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