Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 77.5% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 89.0% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
$1.72
BDT188.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
$4.57
BDT500.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
$0.27
BDT29.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
$0.15
BDT16.11
|
|
pay 75.7% less for groceries
Switzerland
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Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
$0.55
BDT60.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
$3.59
BDT393.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
$2.66
BDT290.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
$1.09
BDT119.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
$0.99
BDT107.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
$0.78
BDT85.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
$0.34
BDT36.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
$0.75
BDT81.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
$0.25
BDT27.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
$0.12
BDT13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
$0.23
BDT25.16
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
$3.62
BDT395.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
$15.91
BDT1,741.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,986,544.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
$3.61
BDT395.32
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Switzerland
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Bangladesh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
$30.12
BDT3,296.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
$92.95
BDT10,172.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
$61.78
BDT6,760.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
$25.62
BDT2,803.46
|
|
pay 97.4% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
$31.38
BDT3,434.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
$1,066.75
BDT116,750.22
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Bangladesh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
$3.65
BDT399.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
$1.57
BDT172.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
$2.76
BDT301.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
$12.02
BDT1,315.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
$4.23
BDT463.29
|
|
pay 73.3% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Bangladesh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
$20.07
BDT2,196.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
$20.91
BDT2,288.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
$39.14
BDT4,283.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
$37.10
BDT4,060.82
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