Cost of living comparison
Germany is 4.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Germany instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
৳143.70
|
$11.21
€9.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
৳420.54
|
$8.50
€7.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
৳23.39
|
$2.44
€2.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
৳14.12
|
$2.21
€1.94
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
৳52.17
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
৳292.00
|
$5.97
€5.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
৳241.64
|
$3.56
€3.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
৳93.22
|
$2.46
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.14
৳92.71
|
$3.30
€2.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
৳65.12
|
$1.12
€0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
৳33.67
|
$0.75
€0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
৳65.99
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳22.69
|
$0.48
€0.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.86
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳22.48
|
$0.45
€0.39
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
৳292.91
|
$8.64
€7.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.61
৳780.33
|
$69.44
€60.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,526.58
৳3,291,568.60
|
$24,945.52
€21,874.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.66
৳297.38
|
$20.35
€17.85
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.84
৳2,666.98
|
$34.76
€30.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$119.21
৳9,682.15
|
$719.63
€631.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$77.61
৳6,303.49
|
$553.10
€485.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.94
৳2,431.52
|
$188.33
€165.15
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.56
৳3,212.84
|
$311.61
€273.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,120.79
৳91,030.67
|
$11,436.42
€10,028.61
|
|
pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
৳353.97
|
$3.77
€3.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
৳130.93
|
$2.98
€2.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.11
৳252.65
|
$7.17
€6.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.18
৳1,151.70
|
$31.39
€27.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
৳399.44
|
$11.49
€10.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Germany
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.47
৳1,987.80
|
$76.52
€67.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.03
৳1,545.94
|
$37.26
€32.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.12
৳3,989.58
|
$83.11
€72.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.32
৳3,275.17
|
$106.62
€93.50
|
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