Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 10.3% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.23
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL67.94
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.77
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.38
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 2.9% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.67
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL63.61
|
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL52.87
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL26.91
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.42
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.26
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.09
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.66
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.34
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.90
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.52
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.15
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL267.62
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL279,768.42
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.43
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 7.4% more for housing
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL166.72
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL3,988.72
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,734.42
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,464.19
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 78.5% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,969.67
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL64,744.51
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 54.0% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.79
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.20
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.62
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL439.05
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.08
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 47.9% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL746.09
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL539.33
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,359.12
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,554.97
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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