Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 6.9% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 45.6% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 69.3% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 5.1% more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 83.0% more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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