Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 60.9% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of France, you would:
pay 77.8% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.40
€13.50
|
$1.77
৳143.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
$5.18
৳420.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.52
€2.21
|
$0.29
৳23.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.51
|
$0.17
৳14.12
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.29
|
$0.64
৳52.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.87
€6.90
|
$3.60
৳292.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
€3.50
|
$2.98
৳241.64
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.67
|
$1.15
৳93.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.55
€3.99
|
$1.14
৳92.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.11
|
$0.80
৳65.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.83
|
$0.41
৳33.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.07
|
$0.81
৳65.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
€1.23
|
$0.28
৳22.69
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.13
৳10.86
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.91
|
$0.28
৳22.48
|
|
pay 36.6% less for transportation
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.91
€6.93
|
$3.61
৳292.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.29
€43.23
|
$9.61
৳780.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,317.30
€21,323.86
|
$40,526.58
৳3,291,568.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.72
€14.66
|
$3.66
৳297.38
|
|
pay 57.4% less for housing
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.65
€25.12
|
$32.84
৳2,666.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.48
€618.64
|
$119.21
৳9,682.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$568.84
€498.82
|
$77.61
৳6,303.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
€103.79
|
$29.94
৳2,431.52
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$733.34
€643.06
|
$39.56
৳3,212.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,235.26
€8,098.41
|
$1,120.79
৳91,030.67
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.87
|
$4.36
৳353.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
€2.45
|
$1.61
৳130.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.30
€9.04
|
$3.11
৳252.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.94
€31.52
|
$14.18
৳1,151.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
€9.21
|
$4.92
৳399.44
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.49
€70.59
|
$24.47
৳1,987.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.46
€31.09
|
$19.03
৳1,545.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.42
€74.91
|
$49.12
৳3,989.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.33
€102.88
|
$40.32
৳3,275.17
|
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