Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 51.2% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 71.1% less for restaurants
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
F CFA657
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA586
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
F CFA3,800
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
F CFA4,665
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
F CFA1,362
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
F CFA2,968
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA626
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA393
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
F CFA556
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA379
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
F CFA314
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA265
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 26.9% less for transportation
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
F CFA3,221
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.95
F CFA12,838
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,655.66
F CFA16,945,539
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.63
F CFA13,865
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 70.3% less for housing
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.86
F CFA29,328
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$820.04
F CFA502,463
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$465.09
F CFA284,976
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.00
F CFA50,241
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 83.1% less for childcare
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.76
F CFA151,198
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,061.82
F CFA3,101,547
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
F CFA1,540
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.64
F CFA2,228
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
F CFA822
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.56
F CFA42,621
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.64
F CFA32,864
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.32
F CFA22,252
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.53
F CFA51,180
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.26
F CFA46,729
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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