Cost of living comparison
compared to
Ireland vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary
Ireland is 6.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 7.0 times more in Ireland
- Groceries
-
pay 2.9 times more in Ireland
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Ireland
- Housing
-
pay 16.8 times more in Ireland
- Childcare
-
pay 15.3 times more in Ireland
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.3 times more in Ireland
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3 times more in Ireland
Ireland vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Ireland instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.55
BDT190.41
|
$19.96
€17.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.63
BDT570.42
|
$12.14
€10.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BDT42.95
|
$2.67
€2.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT18.25
|
$2.00
€1.78
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.51
BDT62.92
|
$2.02
€1.79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
BDT484.35
|
$5.34
€4.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
BDT335.71
|
$5.82
€5.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.14
BDT140.33
|
$4.21
€3.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT137.80
|
$5.11
€4.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
BDT135.13
|
$1.36
€1.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
BDT47.55
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
BDT119.38
|
$1.39
€1.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
BDT34.97
|
$1.90
€1.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.79
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT31.05
|
$0.70
€0.62
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of groceries
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
BDT509.43
|
$7.65
€6.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.21
BDT1,750.20
|
$110.44
€98.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,706.58
BDT4M
|
$38,078.30
€33,891.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
BDT485.05
|
$17.71
€15.76
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of transportation
pay 16.8 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.30
BDT1,639.06
|
$49.31
€43.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.96
BDT10,959.02
|
$1,521.74
€1,354.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$49.37
BDT6,081.67
|
$1,279.42
€1,138.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.18
BDT2,609.85
|
$177.91
€158.35
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of housing
pay 15.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$27.21
BDT3,352.48
|
$1,010.73
€899.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,182.33
BDT146K
|
$7,428.18
€6,611.35
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of childcare
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
BDT446.27
|
$6.56
€5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
BDT206.95
|
$4.23
€3.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT340.04
|
$19.61
€17.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.12
BDT1,616.26
|
$58.26
€51.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BDT453.38
|
$13.78
€12.27
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Ireland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.79
BDT2,068.20
|
$88.92
€79.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.93
BDT2,209.46
|
$41.00
€36.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.26
BDT4,344.21
|
$96.60
€85.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.28
BDT3,730.68
|
$104.62
€93.12
|
|
Bangladesh vs. Ireland - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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