Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 56.4% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 80.7% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,589.47
|
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,508.13
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
HTG207.29
|
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG198.68
|
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG331.14
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.10
|
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.25
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG915.05
|
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG72.10
|
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG60.08
|
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.41
|
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG168.23
|
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG265.82
|
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,649.12
|
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,635,954.89
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG474.19
|
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
|
pay 86.4% less for housing
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG21,985.13
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG120,534.83
|
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG117,885.71
|
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,128.98
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
|
pay 78.0% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,245.59
|
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG909,680.55
|
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
|
pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
HTG662.28
|
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG218.24
|
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG264.91
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,211.19
|
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,324.56
|
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
|
pay 76.2% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,596.47
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,934.19
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,894.70
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,868.38
|
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
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