Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 47.6% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 69.0% less for restaurants
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
DJF1,662
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
DJF1,612
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
DJF121
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
DJF171
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 65.1% less for groceries
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
DJF403
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.09
DJF1,796
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.77
DJF2,097
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.51
DJF624
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
DJF830
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
DJF320
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
DJF183
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
DJF137
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
DJF103
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
DJF118
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 0.7% less for transportation
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
DJF901
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$339.32
DJF60,436
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,876.35
DJF2,115,255
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.45
DJF4,533
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 71.9% less for housing
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
DJF6,679
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.03
DJF146,053
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$580.50
DJF103,391
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.31
DJF44,226
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.39
DJF25,182
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,258.65
DJF1,114,706
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 22.4% less for entertainment and sports
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.66
DJF1,007
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
DJF340
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.41
DJF252
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.52
DJF13,094
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.14
DJF2,518
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Djibouti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
DJF3,760
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.51
DJF4,365
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$60.32
DJF10,744
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.21
DJF11,080
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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