Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Greece instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT170.42
|
$14.81
€13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT531.69
|
$9.01
€8.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.66
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.36
|
$1.36
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT433.85
|
$6.52
€6.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT302.08
|
$6.06
€5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.97
|
$4.09
€3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.50
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.83
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.16
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.73
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.33
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.41
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.67
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT438.47
|
$7.81
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,453.95
|
$41.23
€38.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,250,117.23
|
$27,791.92
€25,924.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT404.42
|
$14.64
€13.66
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,790.05
|
$31.73
€29.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,881.92
|
$529.13
€493.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,493.50
|
$406.38
€379.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,850.01
|
$178.34
€166.36
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,523.84
|
$350.75
€327.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,762.83
|
$6,658.30
€6,211.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT500.42
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.73
|
$3.51
€3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT299.90
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,276.01
|
$46.53
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT442.34
|
$8.93
€8.33
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,946.54
|
$83.80
€78.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,998.20
|
$41.12
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,280.79
|
$86.78
€80.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,824.24
|
$96.32
€89.85
|
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