Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 33.6% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 58.2% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
NIO172.13
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
NIO211.33
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
NIO30.32
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
NIO31.83
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
NIO46.34
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.74
NIO64.37
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
NIO145.66
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
NIO67.16
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
NIO87.51
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
NIO95.63
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
NIO19.43
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
NIO51.35
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
NIO22.91
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
NIO29.45
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
NIO28.46
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.74
NIO175.33
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO259.04
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,668.72
NIO616,829.93
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NIO257.04
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.08
NIO2,630.40
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.07
NIO12,621.43
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.89
NIO10,320.35
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.79
NIO1,990.38
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$113.32
NIO4,193.32
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,387.37
NIO162,355.82
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
NIO76.64
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
NIO81.12
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NIO113.30
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.79
NIO1,139.28
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
NIO188.78
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.90
NIO1,254.57
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.04
NIO1,259.48
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.18
NIO1,782.84
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
NIO2,035.18
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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