Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Ecuador
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
BDT

Bangladesh is 28.6% cheaper than Ecuador.

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Ecuador, you would:
local_dining

pay 42.6% less for restaurants

  Ecuador help_outline Bangladesh help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.00 $1.65
৳134.31
-44.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.48 $5.06
৳411.11
-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.69 $0.32
৳26.10
-53.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.53 $0.19
৳15.28
-64.5%
Average -42.6%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 8.2% less for groceries

  Ecuador help_outline Bangladesh help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.39 $0.55
৳44.75
-60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.95 $4.00
৳324.54
+104.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.82 $3.02
৳245.45
-21.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.51 $1.19
৳96.91
-20.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.12 $1.30
৳105.58
-38.6%
Apples (1 lb) $0.78 $0.81
৳66.19
+4.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.46 $0.45
৳36.78
-0.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.48 $0.89
৳72.28
+85.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.49 $0.27
৳22.08
-44.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40 $0.15
৳12.00
-63.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.45 $0.29
৳23.58
-35.1%
Average -8.2%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 8.8% more for transportation

  Ecuador help_outline Bangladesh help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.23 $4.11
৳333.99
+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass $16.99 $14.41
৳1,170.56
-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,687.50 $36,451.08
৳2,960,556.50
+31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $12.34 $4.28
৳347.31
-65.4%
Average +8.8%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 43.0% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.36 $35.40
৳2,874.87
-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $378.97 $93.96
৳7,631.23
-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $262.59 $65.99
৳5,359.80
-74.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $31.10 $28.09
৳2,281.49
-9.7%
Average -43.0%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 79.2% less for childcare

  Ecuador help_outline Bangladesh help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $214.20 $34.29
৳2,784.83
-84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,207.59 $1,329.37
৳107,971.41
-74.5%
Average -79.2%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of childcare
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pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.73 $4.53
৳367.63
+161.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.97 $1.64
৳133.10
-16.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.11 $3.07
৳249.11
-39.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $38.69 $18.77
৳1,524.38
-51.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.05 $5.46
৳443.13
-9.8%
Average +8.6%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 44.7% less for clothing

  Ecuador help_outline Bangladesh help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $51.55 $27.65
৳2,246.03
-46.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $41.07 $23.35
৳1,896.17
-43.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $89.80 $42.79
৳3,475.78
-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather) $69.13 $43.62
৳3,543.17
-36.9%
Average -44.7%
Ecuador vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing
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