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Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 5.6% more expensive than Afghanistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 52.1% more in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 32.1% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 28.2% more in Bangladesh

The cost of groceries, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Bangladesh are more expensive than in Afghanistan. Expenses including housing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Afghanistan, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 AFN161	$1.62 BDT197.54	-33.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 AFN257	$4.77 BDT581.52	+22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 AFN30	$0.31 BDT37.92	-31.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.15 BDT18.35	-26.7%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 52.1% more for groceries

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.20 AFN13	$0.53 BDT65.03	+164.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 AFN149	$3.89 BDT474.39	+72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.59 AFN171	$2.66 BDT324.21	+2.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 AFN101	$1.15 BDT140.34	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.65 AFN109	$1.06 BDT128.66	-36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.26 AFN17	$0.93 BDT113.80	+265.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 AFN27	$0.36 BDT44.46	-10.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.34 AFN23	$0.85 BDT103.45	+147.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 AFN16	$0.25 BDT30.60	+4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 AFN14	$0.14 BDT16.63	-35.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 AFN12	$0.23 BDT28.15	+22.7%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 32.1% more for transportation

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 AFN268	$3.82 BDT465.45	-5.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.25 AFN1,074	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$9,043.81 AFN597,905	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+232.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.12 AFN669	$3.38 BDT411.91	-66.6%
Average			+32.1%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$194.20 AFN12,839	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$87.87 AFN5,809	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.69 AFN3,417	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-2.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.00 AFN4,165	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-67.8%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.37 AFN3,066	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-41.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,476.83 AFN97,636	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-27.7%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 AFN322	$4.17 BDT508.66	-14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 AFN73	$1.43 BDT174.47	+29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.92 AFN127	$2.73 BDT332.11	+42.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$10.12 AFN669	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.32 AFN220	$3.54 BDT430.99	+6.4%
Average			+18.4%

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pay 28.2% more for clothing

	Afghanistan	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$11.08 AFN732	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	+61.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.72 AFN1,172	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	+7.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.97 AFN2,246	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	+6.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$23.20 AFN1,534	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	+38.0%
Average			+28.2%

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