Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 6.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳189.78
|
$14.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
$8.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.54
|
$2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.20
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
$1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳395.17
|
$5.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳292.23
|
$3.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
$3.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳108.48
|
$5.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳86.06
|
$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳37.12
|
$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳82.29
|
$2.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.87
|
$2.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.25
|
$1.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.29
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳397.90
|
$3.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
$41.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
$24,180.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳397.41
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
$71.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
$970.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
$657.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 22.1 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
$907.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳401.44
|
$4.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳173.24
|
$4.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
$7.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
$38.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳465.73
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Iowa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
$43.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
$41.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
$77.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
$77.28
|
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