Cost of living comparison
Japan is 4.6 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Japan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.86
|
$6.87
¥1,053
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
$5.20
¥796
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.40
|
$1.13
¥174
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.12
|
$0.90
¥138
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
$1.58
¥243
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
$6.69
¥1,026
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.81
|
$5.53
¥847
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
$1.87
¥286
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.95
|
$3.14
¥482
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.64
|
$2.55
¥391
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.94
|
$1.34
¥206
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.89
|
$2.07
¥317
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.73
|
$2.14
¥328
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.18
|
$1.37
¥210
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.17
|
$0.98
¥150
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.97
|
$4.79
¥734
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
$77.51
¥11,880
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
$20,322.73
¥3,114,967
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳395.47
|
$26.34
¥4,037
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
$36.05
¥5,525
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
$586.71
¥89,927
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
$401.57
¥61,550
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
$142.79
¥21,886
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
$343.45
¥52,643
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
$12,362.75
¥1,894,901
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳399.49
|
$3.03
¥465
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.40
|
$3.16
¥485
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
$4.29
¥658
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
$61.62
¥9,446
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳463.47
|
$13.07
¥2,004
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Japan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
$43.55
¥6,675
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
$32.13
¥4,924
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
$59.61
¥9,137
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
$90.53
¥13,877
|
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