Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 30.8% cheaper than Kenya.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 50.8% less for restaurants
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
KES404.55
|
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
KES758.35
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
KES79.33
|
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
KES62.50
|
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
KES66.10
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
KES562.45
|
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.86
KES375.95
|
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
KES213.03
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
KES304.43
|
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
KES132.75
|
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
KES54.55
|
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
KES79.19
|
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.81
|
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
KES38.33
|
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
KES49.78
|
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
KES740.79
|
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.59
KES4,413.17
|
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,982.90
KES2,231,224.78
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.89
KES1,168.59
|
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
KES5,153.20
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$184.65
KES24,260.10
|
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$112.87
KES14,828.63
|
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.03
KES2,631.70
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.67
KES15,853.74
|
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,188.65
KES813,068.55
|
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
|
pay 3.0% less for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.94
KES255.39
|
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
KES279.03
|
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
KES349.85
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
KES3,970.88
|
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.77
KES758.72
|
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Kenya
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$13.35
KES1,754.13
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.55
KES2,700.48
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.06
KES3,949.14
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.30
KES5,163.57
|
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
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