Cost of living comparison
France is 6.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in France instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 9.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.25
|
$15.92
€14.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT540.52
|
$10.79
€9.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.63
|
$2.77
€2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.96
|
$1.90
€1.72
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.31
|
$1.79
€1.62
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT441.05
|
$9.16
€8.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT307.09
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT131.11
|
$3.91
€3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.55
|
$6.37
€5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.50
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.85
|
$0.94
€0.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.25
|
$1.32
€1.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
$1.51
€1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.67
|
$0.92
€0.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.12
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
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pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.75
|
$7.43
€6.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,478.08
|
$51.68
€46.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,304,056.70
|
$31,564.23
€28,443.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT411.14
|
$18.46
€16.63
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,819.76
|
$30.98
€27.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,029.33
|
$779.01
€701.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,584.67
|
$611.60
€551.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,897.31
|
$139.72
€125.91
|
|
pay 16.9 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,582.33
|
$707.64
€637.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,634.26
|
$9,850.44
€8,876.53
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.73
|
$6.18
€5.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.60
|
$3.05
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.88
|
$11.75
€10.59
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,297.18
|
$34.96
€31.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.68
|
$11.84
€10.67
|
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pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,978.85
|
$92.28
€83.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,031.36
|
$37.39
€33.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,351.84
|
$93.47
€84.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,887.71
|
$126.59
€114.08
|
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