Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 28.8% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,726
|
$1.72
৳189.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp57,008
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,323
|
$0.27
৳29.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,138
|
$0.15
৳16.20
|
|
pay 40.3% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,302
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp60,034
|
$3.59
৳395.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,902
|
$2.66
৳292.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,447
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,222
|
$0.99
৳108.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp19,107
|
$0.78
৳86.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,336
|
$0.34
৳37.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp12,074
|
$0.75
৳82.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,833
|
$0.25
৳27.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,756
|
$0.12
৳13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,968
|
$0.23
৳25.29
|
|
pay 18.9% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp50,206
|
$3.62
৳397.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp193,030
|
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp428,131,484
|
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,628
|
$3.61
৳397.41
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp545,927
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp4,019,194
|
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,647,436
|
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp684,644
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,732,851
|
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp110,151,201
|
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
|
pay 4.3% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,965
|
$3.65
৳401.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,825
|
$1.57
৳173.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,667
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp458,710
|
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,450
|
$4.23
৳465.73
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp667,510
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp492,916
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,088,247
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,014,801
|
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
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