Cost of living comparison
Peru is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Peru instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT173.28
|
$3.27
PEN12.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT540.61
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.63
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.96
|
$0.55
PEN2.08
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT58.32
|
$1.88
PEN7.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT441.13
|
$3.14
PEN11.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT307.15
|
$4.68
PEN17.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT131.13
|
$2.49
PEN9.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT125.58
|
$2.54
PEN9.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT102.52
|
$0.65
PEN2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.85
|
$0.39
PEN1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT93.27
|
$0.45
PEN1.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.67
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT28.13
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT445.83
|
$5.37
PEN20.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,478.34
|
$17.78
PEN67.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,304,652.85
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,823.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT411.21
|
$15.41
PEN58.14
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,820.09
|
$29.39
PEN110.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT9,030.96
|
$337.81
PEN1,274.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,585.68
|
$246.39
PEN929.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,897.83
|
$43.26
PEN163.18
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,582.97
|
$193.88
PEN731.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT114,654.95
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,082.52
|
|
pay 71.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT508.82
|
$2.06
PEN7.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT175.63
|
$2.73
PEN10.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT304.94
|
$5.11
PEN19.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,297.42
|
$32.12
PEN121.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT449.76
|
$4.85
PEN18.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Peru
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,979.20
|
$45.11
PEN170.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT2,031.73
|
$23.43
PEN88.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,352.62
|
$70.13
PEN264.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,888.41
|
$71.17
PEN268.45
|
|
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