Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 58.1% cheaper than Samoa.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 59.1% less for groceries
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 55.2% less for childcare
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 57.1% less for clothing
Samoa
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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