Cost of living comparison
United States is 8.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in United States instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 8.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
৳185.08
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.57
৳490.25
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
৳28.81
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
৳15.79
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
৳59.46
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.59
৳385.38
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.66
৳284.98
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.09
৳117.33
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.99
৳105.79
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
৳83.93
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
৳36.20
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
৳80.25
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
৳27.18
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
৳12.92
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
৳24.67
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.62
৳388.04
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.91
৳1,707.27
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,425.27
৳3,908,248.30
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
৳387.56
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.12
৳3,231.33
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$92.95
৳9,973.02
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$61.78
৳6,628.19
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.62
৳2,748.40
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 25.6 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.38
৳3,367.06
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,066.75
৳114,457.24
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.65
৳391.49
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
৳168.95
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.76
৳295.65
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.02
৳1,290.02
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.23
৳454.19
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.07
৳2,153.43
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.91
৳2,243.59
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.14
৳4,199.42
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.10
৳3,981.07
|
$109.59
|
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