Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 47.2% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO155.06
|
$1.45
BDT169.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.64
|
$4.52
BDT528.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.57
|
$0.24
BDT28.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.93
|
$0.15
BDT17.56
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.39
|
$0.49
BDT57.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.84
|
$3.69
BDT431.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.94
|
$2.57
BDT300.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.84
|
$1.10
BDT128.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.30
|
$1.05
BDT122.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO96.12
|
$0.86
BDT100.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.76
|
$0.35
BDT40.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.38
|
$0.78
BDT91.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.44
|
$0.25
BDT29.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.52
|
$0.13
BDT15.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.99
|
$0.24
BDT27.51
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.52
|
$3.73
BDT435.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.46
|
$12.37
BDT1,445.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,644.74
BDT3,231,475.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
NIO207.38
|
$3.44
BDT402.10
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,175.76
|
$15.23
BDT1,779.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,894.63
|
$75.55
BDT8,830.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,807.97
|
$46.73
BDT5,461.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,168.70
|
$24.24
BDT2,833.66
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,617.92
|
$29.97
BDT3,503.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,960.06
|
$959.13
BDT112,116.04
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.54
|
$4.26
BDT497.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.71
|
$1.47
BDT171.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.29
|
$2.55
BDT298.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,374.92
|
$10.85
BDT1,268.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO250.00
|
$3.76
BDT439.80
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,517.17
|
$16.56
BDT1,935.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,501.85
|
$17.00
BDT1,986.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,340.84
|
$36.41
BDT4,256.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,901.02
|
$32.53
BDT3,802.31
|
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