Cost of living comparison
France is 6.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in France instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 8.7 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.63
|
$16.13
€15.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳499.67
|
$9.98
€9.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.37
|
$2.76
€2.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.10
|
$1.88
€1.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.60
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳392.78
|
$8.33
€7.81
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.46
|
$4.25
€3.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.58
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.82
|
$5.22
€4.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.54
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.90
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.79
|
$1.29
€1.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.70
|
$1.51
€1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.17
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.14
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.49
|
$7.84
€7.35
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,740.05
|
$52.45
€49.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,983,283.41
|
$26,223.89
€24,591.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.00
|
$18.05
€16.92
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,293.37
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,164.50
|
$760.64
€713.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,755.45
|
$610.71
€572.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,801.17
|
$135.03
€126.63
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,431.70
|
$674.24
€632.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,654.73
|
$11,309.03
€10,605.04
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.01
|
$6.24
€5.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.19
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.33
|
$11.11
€10.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,314.79
|
$37.98
€35.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳462.91
|
$11.22
€10.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,194.78
|
$85.18
€79.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,286.67
|
$38.90
€36.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,280.04
|
$90.98
€85.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,057.50
|
$122.71
€115.07
|
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