Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 3.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
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