Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 65.2% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 79.1% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 64.2% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 29.2% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 94.6% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 57.8% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 51.8% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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