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Bangladesh vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 71.1% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.7% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 64.7% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 56.3% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 80.6% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.6% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 70.3% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 81.7% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.38 SEK135.86	$1.62 BDT197.54	-88.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.04 SEK104.36	$4.77 BDT581.52	-56.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.58 SEK24.43	$0.31 BDT37.92	-88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 SEK20.96	$0.15 BDT18.35	-93.2%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 64.7% less for groceries

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 SEK27.20	$0.53 BDT65.03	-81.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.00 SEK56.72	$3.89 BDT474.39	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.33 SEK59.85	$2.66 BDT324.21	-58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 SEK41.01	$1.15 BDT140.34	-73.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.57 SEK52.62	$1.06 BDT128.66	-81.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.35	$0.93 BDT113.80	-33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.44	$0.36 BDT44.46	-69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK12.85	$0.85 BDT103.45	-37.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.97 SEK18.66	$0.25 BDT30.60	-87.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.55	$0.14 BDT16.63	-82.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.49	$0.23 BDT28.15	-70.9%
Average			-64.7%

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pay 56.3% less for transportation

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.32 SEK69.19	$3.82 BDT465.45	-47.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.92 SEK774.19	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-86.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,594.19 SEK298,596.70	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 SEK233.17	$3.38 BDT411.91	-86.3%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 80.6% less for housing

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.43 SEK353.72	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-59.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$936.32 SEK8,849.16	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$720.46 SEK6,809.11	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-93.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.92 SEK925.40	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-79.3%
Average			-80.6%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.59 SEK1,470.47	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,116.05 SEK38,900.77	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-74.0%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.74 SEK73.17	$4.17 BDT508.66	-46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.56 SEK43.10	$1.43 BDT174.47	-68.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.64 SEK72.24	$2.73 BDT332.11	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.09 SEK416.68	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-70.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.46 SEK155.54	$3.54 BDT430.99	-78.5%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 70.3% less for clothing

	Sweden	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.86 SEK896.55	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-81.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.53 SEK401.90	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-55.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.79 SEK1,009.30	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-66.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$151.29 SEK1,429.84	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-78.8%
Average			-70.3%

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