Cost of living comparison
Norway is 5.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Norway instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 10.4 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Norway
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
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