Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Italy instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳184.92
|
$15.74
€14.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳489.84
|
$9.09
€8.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳28.79
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳15.78
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳59.41
|
$1.86
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳385.05
|
$7.20
€6.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳284.74
|
$4.88
€4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳117.23
|
$3.14
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳105.70
|
$4.47
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳83.86
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.17
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳80.18
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.15
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳12.91
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳24.65
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳387.72
|
$8.02
€7.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,705.84
|
$38.40
€35.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,904,960.30
|
$25,887.08
€24,122.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳387.23
|
$18.65
€17.38
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,228.61
|
$30.75
€28.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳9,964.63
|
$608.10
€566.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,622.62
|
$488.80
€455.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,746.09
|
$151.72
€141.38
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,364.23
|
$459.30
€427.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳114,360.95
|
$9,604.44
€8,949.90
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳391.16
|
$4.83
€4.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳168.80
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳295.40
|
$6.30
€5.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,288.93
|
$51.79
€48.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳453.81
|
$9.32
€8.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,151.62
|
$80.37
€74.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,241.71
|
$36.54
€34.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,195.88
|
$89.56
€83.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳3,977.72
|
$114.84
€107.02
|
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