Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 5.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
৳143.70
|
$15.19
€13.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
৳420.54
|
$8.67
€7.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
৳23.39
|
$1.91
€1.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
৳14.12
|
$1.42
€1.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
৳52.17
|
$1.69
€1.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
৳292.00
|
$4.09
€3.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
৳241.64
|
$4.41
€3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
৳93.22
|
$2.85
€2.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.14
৳92.71
|
$3.86
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
৳65.12
|
$1.13
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
৳33.67
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
৳65.99
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳22.69
|
$1.12
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳10.86
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳22.48
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
৳292.91
|
$7.37
€6.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.61
৳780.33
|
$112.50
€98.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,526.58
৳3,291,568.60
|
$28,748.49
€25,209.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.66
৳297.38
|
$15.63
€13.71
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.84
৳2,666.98
|
$49.92
€43.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$119.21
৳9,682.15
|
$1,102.58
€966.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$77.61
৳6,303.49
|
$985.23
€863.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.94
৳2,431.52
|
$128.17
€112.39
|
|
pay 13.5 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.56
৳3,212.84
|
$785.38
€688.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,120.79
৳91,030.67
|
$8,032.79
€7,043.96
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
৳353.97
|
$5.14
€4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
৳130.93
|
$3.36
€2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.11
৳252.65
|
$14.72
€12.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.18
৳1,151.70
|
$51.81
€45.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
৳399.44
|
$10.48
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.47
৳1,987.80
|
$72.59
€63.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.03
৳1,545.94
|
$35.98
€31.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.12
৳3,989.58
|
$79.46
€69.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.32
৳3,275.17
|
$85.18
€74.70
|
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