Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 76.3% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 87.1% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,708
|
$1.45
BDT170.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,283
|
$4.52
BDT531.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK375
|
$0.24
BDT28.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK271
|
$0.15
BDT17.66
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK438
|
$0.49
BDT57.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK932
|
$3.69
BDT433.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK870
|
$2.57
BDT302.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK837
|
$1.10
BDT128.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,055
|
$1.05
BDT123.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK156
|
$0.86
BDT100.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK140
|
$0.35
BDT41.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK160
|
$0.78
BDT91.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK238
|
$0.25
BDT29.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.13
BDT15.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.24
BDT27.67
|
|
pay 63.3% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,169
|
$3.73
BDT438.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,478
|
$12.37
BDT1,453.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,511,605
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,250,117.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,224
|
$3.44
BDT404.42
|
|
pay 83.7% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,335
|
$15.23
BDT1,790.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK210,798
|
$75.55
BDT8,881.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK183,950
|
$46.73
BDT5,493.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,297
|
$24.24
BDT2,850.01
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,384
|
$29.97
BDT3,523.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK831,823
|
$959.13
BDT112,762.83
|
|
pay 71.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,301
|
$4.26
BDT500.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK640
|
$1.47
BDT172.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,557
|
$2.55
BDT299.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,327
|
$10.85
BDT1,276.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,935
|
$3.76
BDT442.34
|
|
pay 78.0% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,020
|
$16.56
BDT1,946.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,290
|
$17.00
BDT1,998.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,392
|
$36.41
BDT4,280.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,487
|
$32.53
BDT3,824.24
|
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