Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳190.59
|
$7.74
₽758.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳504.85
|
$4.69
₽459.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳29.67
|
$0.85
₽83.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳16.26
|
$0.41
₽40.15
|
|
pay 58.6% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳61.23
|
$0.54
₽52.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳396.85
|
$4.40
₽431.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳293.47
|
$3.48
₽340.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳120.82
|
$1.27
₽124.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳108.94
|
$1.79
₽175.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳86.43
|
$0.62
₽60.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳37.28
|
$0.56
₽54.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳82.64
|
$0.66
₽64.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.98
|
$1.03
₽100.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳13.30
|
$0.30
₽29.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳25.40
|
$0.25
₽24.79
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳399.60
|
$2.37
₽232.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,758.11
|
$19.36
₽1,896.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳4,024,620.01
|
$31,226.85
₽3,060,231.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳399.10
|
$3.41
₽333.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,327.54
|
$6.56
₽643.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳10,269.98
|
$310.33
₽30,412.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,825.55
|
$214.38
₽21,008.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,830.24
|
$69.84
₽6,844.81
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,467.32
|
$220.41
₽21,600.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳117,865.31
|
$4,693.93
₽460,004.87
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳403.15
|
$1.55
₽152.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳173.98
|
$1.73
₽169.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳304.45
|
$2.23
₽218.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,328.43
|
$31.55
₽3,092.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳467.71
|
$4.06
₽398.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,217.56
|
$62.85
₽6,159.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,310.40
|
$39.44
₽3,865.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,324.46
|
$79.13
₽7,755.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳4,099.61
|
$85.30
₽8,359.62
|
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