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Bangladesh vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 54.2% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 43.4% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 17.0% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 81.0% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 87.8% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.8% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 62.2% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.32 SAR23.70	$1.62 BDT197.54	-74.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$4.77 BDT581.52	-38.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.79	$0.31 BDT37.92	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 SAR1.02	$0.15 BDT18.35	-44.8%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 43.4% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 SAR3.43	$0.53 BDT65.03	-41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 SAR13.56	$3.89 BDT474.39	+7.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.74 SAR25.26	$2.66 BDT324.21	-60.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.52 SAR9.47	$1.15 BDT140.34	-54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 SAR12.28	$1.06 BDT128.66	-67.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SAR3.63	$0.93 BDT113.80	-3.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 SAR2.91	$0.36 BDT44.46	-53.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR3.00	$0.85 BDT103.45	+6.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.25 BDT30.60	-66.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 SAR2.49	$0.14 BDT16.63	-79.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 SAR2.43	$0.23 BDT28.15	-64.4%
Average			-43.4%

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pay 17.0% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.32 SAR8.72	$3.82 BDT465.45	+64.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.84 SAR126.92	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,756.63 SAR96,608.57	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+16.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.00 SAR71.26	$3.38 BDT411.91	-82.2%
Average			-17.0%

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pay 81.0% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.04 SAR277.70	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$434.87 SAR1,631.13	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-79.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$360.33 SAR1,351.52	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-86.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.42 SAR365.42	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-79.2%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 87.8% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$350.88 SAR1,316.09	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,485.70 SAR24,326.72	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-83.5%
Average			-87.8%

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pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 SAR7.09	$4.17 BDT508.66	+120.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.48 SAR13.06	$1.43 BDT174.47	-58.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.47 SAR28.00	$2.73 BDT332.11	-63.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$106.43 SAR399.18	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-87.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.24 SAR64.67	$3.54 BDT430.99	-79.5%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 62.2% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.71 SAR182.69	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 SAR215.68	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.56 SAR332.16	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-59.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.17 SAR296.96	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-59.6%
Average			-62.2%

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