Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 60.6% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Malta, you would:
pay 79.3% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.60
|
$1.72
BDT201.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.74
|
$4.57
BDT534.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.94
|
$0.27
BDT31.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.31
|
$0.15
BDT17.21
|
|
pay 56.1% less for groceries
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.10
|
$0.55
BDT64.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.66
|
$3.59
BDT419.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$2.66
BDT310.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.09
BDT127.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$0.99
BDT115.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.11
|
$0.78
BDT91.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.34
BDT39.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.75
BDT87.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.25
BDT29.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.12
BDT14.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.23
BDT26.87
|
|
pay 28.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.29
|
$3.62
BDT422.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.10
|
$15.91
BDT1,860.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,299.66
|
$36,425.27
BDT4,257,857.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.30
|
$3.61
BDT422.22
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.11
|
$30.12
BDT3,520.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€848.47
|
$92.95
BDT10,865.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€677.15
|
$61.78
BDT7,221.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$25.62
BDT2,994.26
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€367.08
|
$31.38
BDT3,668.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,662.11
|
$1,066.75
BDT124,695.94
|
|
pay 42.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.87
|
$3.65
BDT426.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.57
BDT184.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.74
|
$2.76
BDT322.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.63
|
$12.02
BDT1,405.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.55
|
$4.23
BDT494.82
|
|
pay 61.5% less for clothing
Malta
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€76.32
|
$20.07
BDT2,346.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.20
|
$20.91
BDT2,444.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.62
|
$39.14
BDT4,575.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€106.04
|
$37.10
BDT4,337.19
|
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