Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 68.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 79.7% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.61
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.05
|
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.46
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.63
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.17
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.74
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,406.41
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.09
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.58
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,211.85
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,076.65
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.82
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 92.1% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€838.54
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,142.37
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.19
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.37
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.24
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.79
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.51
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.96
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.76
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.92
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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