Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 53.9% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$1.72
BDT201.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.57
BDT534.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.27
BDT31.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.15
BDT17.21
|
|
pay 41.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.55
BDT64.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.59
BDT419.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$2.66
BDT310.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.09
BDT127.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$0.99
BDT115.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.78
BDT91.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.34
BDT39.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.75
BDT87.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.25
BDT29.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.12
BDT14.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.23
BDT26.87
|
|
pay 38.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$3.62
BDT422.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$15.91
BDT1,860.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$36,425.27
BDT4,257,857.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$3.61
BDT422.22
|
|
pay 67.6% less for housing
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$30.12
BDT3,520.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$92.95
BDT10,865.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$61.78
BDT7,221.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$25.62
BDT2,994.26
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$31.38
BDT3,668.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$1,066.75
BDT124,695.94
|
|
pay 16.7% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$3.65
BDT426.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.57
BDT184.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.76
BDT322.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$12.02
BDT1,405.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$4.23
BDT494.82
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$20.07
BDT2,346.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$20.91
BDT2,444.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$39.14
BDT4,575.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$37.10
BDT4,337.19
|
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