Cost of living comparison
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Bangladesh vs. Burkina Faso Cost of Living Summary
Bangladesh is 64.9% cheaper than Burkina Faso overall.
Bangladesh vs. Burkina Faso Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.25
F CFA4,248
|
$1.55
BDT190.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
F CFA4,248
|
$4.63
BDT570.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
F CFA633
|
$0.35
BDT42.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
F CFA633
|
$0.15
BDT18.27
|
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Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants
pay 67.4% less for groceries
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
F CFA650
|
$0.51
BDT62.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.54
F CFA4,997
|
$3.93
BDT484.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
F CFA4,446
|
$2.72
BDT336.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
F CFA1,499
|
$1.14
BDT140.46
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.29
F CFA5,440
|
$1.12
BDT137.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.13
F CFA1,247
|
$1.10
BDT135.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
BDT47.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.55
F CFA907
|
$0.97
BDT119.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
F CFA1,020
|
$0.28
BDT35.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
F CFA416
|
$0.14
BDT16.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA453
|
$0.25
BDT31.08
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries
pay 25.9% less for transportation
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
F CFA3,216
|
$4.14
BDT509.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$14.21
BDT1,751.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,701.04
F CFA21M
|
$29,706.58
BDT4M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.34
F CFA4,298
|
$3.94
BDT485.51
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of transportation
pay 77.8% less for housing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.06
F CFA31,651
|
$13.30
BDT1,640.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.40
F CFA200K
|
$88.96
BDT10,969.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.45
F CFA135K
|
$49.37
BDT6,087.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.41
F CFA79,871
|
$21.18
BDT2,612.28
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing
pay 60.3% less for childcare
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.14
F CFA19,990
|
$27.21
BDT3,355.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,974.59
F CFA3M
|
$1,182.33
BDT146K
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of childcare
pay 23.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
F CFA700
|
$3.62
BDT446.69
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.99
F CFA1,166
|
$1.68
BDT207.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.32
F CFA775
|
$2.76
BDT340.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.75
F CFA34,982
|
$13.12
BDT1,617.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.83
F CFA3,998
|
$3.68
BDT453.81
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 61.9% less for clothing
|
Burkina Faso
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.14
F CFA19,990
|
$16.79
BDT2,070.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.21
F CFA29,985
|
$17.93
BDT2,211.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.35
F CFA49,975
|
$35.26
BDT4,348.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.42
F CFA59,970
|
$30.28
BDT3,734.16
|
|
Burkina Faso vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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