Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 72.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 85.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.89
|
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.56
|
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.16
|
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.30
|
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.32
|
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.97
|
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.35
|
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.05
|
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.17
|
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.59
|
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.99
|
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
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