Cost of living comparison
Romania is 3.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Romania instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳188.47
|
$6.92
RON31.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳499.25
|
$5.40
RON24.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.34
|
$1.30
RON5.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.08
|
$1.20
RON5.53
|
|
pay 75.3% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳60.55
|
$0.92
RON4.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳392.45
|
$3.06
RON14.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳290.21
|
$4.98
RON22.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳119.48
|
$2.57
RON11.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳107.73
|
$2.23
RON10.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳85.47
|
$0.43
RON1.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.87
|
$0.59
RON2.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳81.72
|
$0.58
RON2.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.67
|
$0.87
RON4.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.16
|
$0.29
RON1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.12
|
$0.31
RON1.42
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳395.16
|
$6.47
RON29.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,738.61
|
$18.36
RON84.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,979,975.19
|
$19,112.96
RON87,921.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳394.67
|
$5.47
RON25.16
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,290.63
|
$8.88
RON40.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,156.06
|
$288.89
RON1,328.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,749.84
|
$212.37
RON976.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,798.84
|
$100.05
RON460.22
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,428.85
|
$311.36
RON1,432.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳116,557.84
|
$5,083.75
RON23,385.78
|
|
pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳398.68
|
$1.58
RON7.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳172.05
|
$1.81
RON8.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳301.07
|
$4.90
RON22.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,313.69
|
$35.37
RON162.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳462.53
|
$6.08
RON27.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,192.96
|
$57.53
RON264.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,284.77
|
$31.55
RON145.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,276.49
|
$70.03
RON322.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,054.13
|
$77.90
RON358.36
|
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