Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 79.8% more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 54.3% more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$1.72
৳189.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$4.57
৳502.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$0.27
৳29.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.15
৳16.20
|
|
pay 76.9% more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$0.55
৳60.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$3.59
৳395.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$2.66
৳292.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.09
৳120.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$0.99
৳108.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$0.78
৳86.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.34
৳37.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$0.75
৳82.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.25
৳27.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.12
৳13.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.23
৳25.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$3.62
৳397.90
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$15.91
৳1,750.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$36,425.27
৳4,007,579.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$3.61
৳397.41
|
|
pay 45.2% more for housing
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$30.12
৳3,313.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$92.95
৳10,226.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$61.78
৳6,796.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$25.62
৳2,818.26
|
|
pay 68.6% more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$31.38
৳3,452.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$1,066.75
৳117,366.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$3.65
৳401.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$1.57
৳173.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$2.76
৳303.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$12.02
৳1,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$4.23
৳465.73
|
|
pay 59.7% more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$20.07
৳2,208.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$20.91
৳2,300.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$39.14
৳4,306.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$37.10
৳4,082.25
|
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