Cost of living comparison
United States is 6.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in United States instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
৳165.36
|
$15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
৳483.94
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
৳26.92
|
$2.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
৳16.25
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
৳60.04
|
$2.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
৳336.02
|
$5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
৳278.07
|
$3.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
৳107.27
|
$2.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.14
৳106.68
|
$4.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
৳74.94
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
৳38.74
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
৳75.94
|
$1.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳26.11
|
$1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
৳12.50
|
$1.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
৳25.86
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
৳337.06
|
$4.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.61
৳897.96
|
$64.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,526.58
৳3,787,759.23
|
$24,050.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.66
৳342.20
|
$16.53
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.84
৳3,069.02
|
$68.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$119.21
৳11,141.70
|
$1,446.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$77.61
৳7,253.71
|
$1,166.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.94
৳2,798.06
|
$132.57
|
|
pay 19.1 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$39.56
৳3,697.16
|
$980.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,120.79
৳104,753.18
|
$14,983.58
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
৳407.33
|
$5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
৳150.67
|
$4.34
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.11
৳290.74
|
$8.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.18
৳1,325.32
|
$40.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
৳459.66
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 93.5% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.47
৳2,287.45
|
$44.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.03
৳1,778.99
|
$36.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.12
৳4,591.00
|
$77.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.32
৳3,768.89
|
$98.75
|
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