Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 50.3% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,591.33
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,989.16
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG270.97
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.37
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.09
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.61
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG752.98
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG370.69
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG786.94
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.61
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG300.76
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 24.0% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.27
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,641,384.79
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,010.88
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,140.84
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,261.10
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG910,746.02
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 26.7% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG596.75
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG366.68
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.22
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,221.97
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 72.5% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,608.88
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,913.32
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,891.65
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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