Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Bolivia

Bolivia vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Bolivia is 57.6% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% more in Bolivia
Groceries: pay 5.7% more in Bolivia
Transportation: pay 23.7% less in Bolivia
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Bolivia
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Bolivia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Bolivia
Clothing: pay 68.9% more in Bolivia

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

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Bolivia vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.58	$2.00 BOB22.08	+29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.96	$4.54 BOB50.00	-2.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.99	$0.71 BOB7.83	+104.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.27	$0.52 BOB5.77	+253.4%
Average			+36.0%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.7% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.98	$0.97 BOB10.72	+90.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.80	$1.77 BOB19.49	-55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT336.02	$2.66 BOB29.25	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.46	$1.33 BOB14.60	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.93	$1.28 BOB14.15	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.26	$0.81 BOB8.91	-26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.59	$0.36 BOB4.01	-5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.49	$0.37 BOB4.09	-61.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.00	$0.63 BOB6.95	+122.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.81	$0.31 BOB3.43	+128.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.08	$0.31 BOB3.39	+22.1%
Average			+5.7%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.7% less for transportation

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.90	$2.28 BOB25.15	-44.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,751.83	$21.33 BOB235.00	+50.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$13,953.84 BOB154K	-53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.51	$7.32 BOB80.62	+85.9%
Average			-23.7%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,640.59	$21.45 BOB236.31	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,969.25	$279.68 BOB3,081.25	+214.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,087.34	$198.23 BOB2,183.93	+301.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,612.28	$20.53 BOB226.15	-3.1%
Average			+181.1%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,355.61	$120.46 BOB1,327.08	+342.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$2,766.38 BOB30,477.78	+134.0%
Average			+221.8%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.69	$1.39 BOB15.27	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT207.14	$1.70 BOB18.76	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.36	$1.72 BOB19.00	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,617.77	$22.62 BOB249.23	+72.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.81	$4.70 BOB51.81	+27.8%
Average			-3.8%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 68.9% more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Bolivia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.14	$30.62 BOB337.34	+82.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,211.53	$29.25 BOB322.22	+63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,348.27	$52.01 BOB572.98	+47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,734.16	$56.19 BOB619.06	+85.6%
Average			+68.9%

Bangladesh vs. Bolivia - Cost of clothing

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