Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 56.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£909,810
|
$1.72
৳189.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,819
|
$0.27
৳29.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,930
|
$0.15
৳16.20
|
|
pay 40.8% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£500,091
|
$3.59
৳395.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
$2.66
৳292.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£236,141
|
$0.99
৳108.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
$0.78
৳86.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,375
|
$0.34
৳37.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,491
|
$0.75
৳82.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,812
|
$0.25
৳27.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,841
|
$0.12
৳13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,192
|
$0.23
৳25.29
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£328,111
|
$3.62
৳397.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
$3.61
৳397.41
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
|
pay 32.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,920
|
$3.65
৳401.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£261,290
|
$1.57
৳173.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£805,439
|
$4.23
৳465.73
|
|
pay 67.3% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
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