Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 50.4% cheaper than Gabon.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 76.1% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 67.8% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 67.3% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 60.5% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
|
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