Cost of living comparison
Swaziland is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
|
pay 41.4% more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Swaziland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
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