Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 26.4% cheaper than Paraguay.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 51.6% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 22.2% less for groceries
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 66.1% less for childcare
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 44.9% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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