Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 19.3% cheaper than Rwanda.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 53.0% less for housing
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 61.3% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Rwanda
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
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