Cost of living comparison
Democratic Republic of the Congo is 8.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$15.00
CDF41,652.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$10.08
CDF27,978.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$2.78
CDF7,707.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.84
CDF2,328.03
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$2.26
CDF6,272.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$4.75
CDF13,190.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$8.16
CDF22,671.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$4.38
CDF12,157.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$2.16
CDF6,005.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$4.12
CDF11,451.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$1.37
CDF3,817.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$2.07
CDF5,744.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$2.77
CDF7,685.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$1.63
CDF4,531.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$1.57
CDF4,346.92
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$4.62
CDF12,824.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$44,341.60
CDF123,130,255.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$14.35
CDF39,847.95
|
|
pay 14.5 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$300.00
CDF833,056.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$1,920.00
CDF5,331,564.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$680.00
CDF1,888,262.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$423.64
CDF1,176,385.90
|
|
pay 23.2 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$1,200.00
CDF3,332,227.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$8,800.00
CDF24,436,338.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$1.74
CDF4,830.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$4.35
CDF12,074.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$3.50
CDF9,719.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$97.50
CDF270,743.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$10.00
CDF27,768.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$40.00
CDF111,074.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$35.00
CDF97,189.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$90.00
CDF249,917.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$93.33
CDF259,173.28
|
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