Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 64.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Finland, you would:
pay 80.1% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.46
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,735.60
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.44
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 55.0% less for housing
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.54
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.51
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.41
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€325.08
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,442.18
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.25
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
Finland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.59
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.04
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.38
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.63
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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