Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 33.1% cheaper than Suriname.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Suriname, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
$167.83
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
$263.98
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
$32.35
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
$21.40
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
$40.99
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
$172.63
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
$153.68
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
$72.85
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
$53.33
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
$66.56
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
$20.41
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
$28.03
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$33.44
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
$16.08
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$12.84
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 33.2% less for transportation
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
$109.47
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
$3,107.43
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
$1,035,810.00
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.80
$890.93
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 59.9% less for housing
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.50
$1,294.76
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$405.89
$14,014.15
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$249.44
$8,612.35
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.34
$2,739.31
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$97.50
$3,366.38
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$500.00
$17,263.50
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 11.2% more for entertainment and sports
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
$51.79
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
$69.05
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.25
$181.11
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.68
$472.22
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
$155.87
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 63.8% less for clothing
Suriname
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.08
$1,798.03
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.99
$1,587.97
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.15
$3,423.42
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.33
$5,984.68
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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