Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 9.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.47
|
$18.79
£14.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳499.25
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.34
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.08
|
$1.63
£1.29
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.55
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳392.45
|
$5.70
£4.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.21
|
$6.94
£5.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.48
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.73
|
$3.13
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.47
|
$2.71
£2.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.87
|
$2.68
£2.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.72
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.67
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.16
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.12
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.16
|
$6.41
£5.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,738.61
|
$50.62
£40.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,979,975.19
|
$28,537.25
£22,646.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳394.67
|
$24.01
£19.06
|
|
pay 11.9 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,290.63
|
$62.19
£49.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,156.06
|
$1,570.37
£1,246.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,749.84
|
$1,409.56
£1,118.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,798.84
|
$147.13
£116.76
|
|
pay 30.6 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,428.85
|
$1,425.66
£1,131.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,557.84
|
$16,919.68
£13,427.26
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳398.68
|
$5.68
£4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.05
|
$3.84
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.07
|
$9.76
£7.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,313.69
|
$74.46
£59.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳462.53
|
$9.24
£7.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,192.96
|
$90.66
£71.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,284.77
|
$37.47
£29.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,276.49
|
$85.36
£67.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,054.13
|
$101.62
£80.64
|
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