Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 6.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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