Cost of living comparison
China is 4.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in China instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 81.6% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT170.42
|
$3.04
CN¥22.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT531.69
|
$5.19
CN¥37.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
$0.49
CN¥3.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.66
|
$0.30
CN¥2.16
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.36
|
$1.65
CN¥11.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT433.85
|
$5.98
CN¥43.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT302.08
|
$7.16
CN¥52.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.97
|
$1.65
CN¥11.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.50
|
$1.58
CN¥11.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.83
|
$0.76
CN¥5.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.16
|
$0.58
CN¥4.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.73
|
$0.66
CN¥4.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.33
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.41
|
$0.33
CN¥2.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.67
|
$0.41
CN¥2.97
|
|
pay 20.9% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT438.47
|
$4.45
CN¥32.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,453.95
|
$22.24
CN¥161.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,250,117.23
|
$19,593.81
CN¥142,394.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT404.42
|
$3.91
CN¥28.41
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,790.05
|
$12.06
CN¥87.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,881.92
|
$335.80
CN¥2,440.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,493.50
|
$208.96
CN¥1,518.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,850.01
|
$39.78
CN¥289.08
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,523.84
|
$483.22
CN¥3,511.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,762.83
|
$18,043.44
CN¥131,127.06
|
|
pay 83.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT500.42
|
$1.08
CN¥7.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.73
|
$3.20
CN¥23.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT299.90
|
$3.22
CN¥23.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,276.01
|
$42.07
CN¥305.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT442.34
|
$6.01
CN¥43.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,946.54
|
$48.74
CN¥354.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,998.20
|
$31.37
CN¥227.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,280.79
|
$73.58
CN¥534.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,824.24
|
$76.83
CN¥558.32
|
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