Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 28.8% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
|
pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
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