Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.7 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Russia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT170.42
|
$6.85
RUB587.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT531.69
|
$4.21
RUB360.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
$0.84
RUB72.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.66
|
$0.41
RUB34.85
|
|
pay 40.9% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.36
|
$0.49
RUB41.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT433.85
|
$3.93
RUB336.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT302.08
|
$3.21
RUB274.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.97
|
$1.21
RUB104.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.50
|
$1.72
RUB147.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.83
|
$0.56
RUB48.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.16
|
$0.56
RUB47.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.73
|
$0.75
RUB64.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.33
|
$0.90
RUB77.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.41
|
$0.22
RUB18.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.67
|
$0.22
RUB18.73
|
|
pay 11.6% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT438.47
|
$2.21
RUB189.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,453.95
|
$19.07
RUB1,633.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,250,117.23
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,472,902.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT404.42
|
$4.42
RUB378.77
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,790.05
|
$6.26
RUB536.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,881.92
|
$317.16
RUB27,167.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,493.50
|
$217.57
RUB18,636.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,850.01
|
$68.11
RUB5,834.48
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,523.84
|
$212.06
RUB18,164.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,762.83
|
$5,562.55
RUB476,470.36
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT500.42
|
$1.50
RUB128.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.73
|
$1.72
RUB147.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT299.90
|
$2.19
RUB187.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,276.01
|
$29.01
RUB2,484.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT442.34
|
$4.18
RUB358.04
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,946.54
|
$58.04
RUB4,971.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,998.20
|
$36.63
RUB3,137.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,280.79
|
$78.11
RUB6,690.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,824.24
|
$78.83
RUB6,752.33
|
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