Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 42.1% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 51.6% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.24
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT540.50
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.63
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.96
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.31
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT441.04
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT307.08
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT131.11
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.55
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.50
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.84
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.25
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.67
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.12
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.73
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,478.02
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,303,938.65
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT411.12
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 74.1% more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,819.70
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,029.01
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,584.47
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,897.20
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,582.20
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,630.17
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 10.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.71
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.59
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.87
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,297.14
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.66
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 64.1% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,978.78
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,031.29
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,351.68
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,887.57
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
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