Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 77.0% cheaper than Iceland overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 87.6% less in Bangladesh
- Groceries
-
pay 65.7% less in Bangladesh
- Transportation
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pay 64.7% less in Bangladesh
- Housing
-
pay 83.9% less in Bangladesh
- Childcare
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pay 86.1% less in Bangladesh
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 72.5% less in Bangladesh
- Clothing
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pay 78.3% less in Bangladesh
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 87.6% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,407
|
$1.35
BDT165.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,102
|
$4.41
BDT539.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK349
|
$0.25
BDT31.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK251
|
$0.16
BDT18.98
|
|
pay 65.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK367
|
$0.52
BDT63.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK902
|
$3.80
BDT464.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK745
|
$2.60
BDT318.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK672
|
$1.11
BDT136.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,056
|
$1.00
BDT122.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK152
|
$0.88
BDT108.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK127
|
$0.35
BDT42.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK145
|
$0.80
BDT97.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK232
|
$0.26
BDT32.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK153
|
$0.14
BDT16.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK97
|
$0.25
BDT30.59
|
|
pay 64.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,038
|
$3.68
BDT450.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK8,846
|
$12.31
BDT1,505.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,045,988
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,155,825.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK2,735
|
$3.61
BDT441.53
|
|
pay 83.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK8,957
|
$15.51
BDT1,897.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK228,101
|
$75.62
BDT9,253.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK185,873
|
$47.62
BDT5,826.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK7,200
|
$20.70
BDT2,532.70
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK32,038
|
$30.22
BDT3,698.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK743,855
|
$962.19
BDT117,740.98
|
|
pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,140
|
$3.80
BDT465.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK577
|
$1.37
BDT168.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,459
|
$2.59
BDT316.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK7,627
|
$11.68
BDT1,429.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK1,781
|
$3.67
BDT449.49
|
|
pay 78.3% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK13,804
|
$17.35
BDT2,123.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK7,407
|
$16.87
BDT2,064.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK18,367
|
$36.90
BDT4,515.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK22,896
|
$33.09
BDT4,048.62
|
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