Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 37.7% cheaper than Namibia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD131.47
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD59.53
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.84
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD10.92
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.63
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.36
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD87.93
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.45
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.48
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.16
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.83
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.77
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.11
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.46
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.01
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 0.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD83.40
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD495.51
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD226,149.56
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD115.95
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 72.2% less for housing
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,028.14
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,843.28
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,432.63
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD915.98
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,029.67
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD86,560.07
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 17.6% more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.30
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.42
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.41
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD630.27
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD84.43
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 49.0% less for clothing
Namibia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD719.91
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD448.73
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,821.32
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,041.46
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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