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Bangladesh

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Romania

Bucharest vs. Sylhet Cost of Living Summary

Bucharest is 3.3 times more expensive than Sylhet.

Restaurants: pay 4.4 times more in Bucharest
Groceries: pay 70.2% more in Bucharest
Transportation: pay 27.7% more in Bucharest
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Bucharest
Childcare: pay 18.0 times more in Bucharest
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bucharest
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Bucharest

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bucharest are more expensive than in Sylhet. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bucharest.

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Bucharest vs. Sylhet Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bucharest instead of Sylhet, you would:

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pay 4.4 times more for restaurants

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$14.64 RON69.77	+501.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 BDT500.52	$7.32 RON34.89	+80.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$2.42 RON11.53	+650.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$2.25 RON10.73	+1269.0%
Average			+337.8%

Sylhet vs. Bucharest - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.2% more for groceries

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BDT71.07	$1.32 RON6.29	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 BDT475.50	$4.36 RON20.78	+13.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 BDT378.94	$6.22 RON29.62	+102.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$3.67 RON17.48	+206.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$3.05 RON14.55	+105.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 BDT152.68	$0.57 RON2.72	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$0.72 RON3.45	+76.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.69 RON3.28	-35.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$1.15 RON5.46	+305.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.36 RON1.74	+217.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.34 RON1.63	+56.4%
Average			+70.2%

Sylhet vs. Bucharest - Cost of groceries

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pay 27.7% more for transportation

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 BDT498.93	$7.45 RON35.52	+84.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.35 BDT3,003.14	$20.91 RON99.67	-14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$28,531.98 RON136K	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.52 BDT310.32	$5.65 RON26.91	+124.4%
Average			+27.7%

Sylhet vs. Bucharest - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$9.27 RON44.16	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.86 BDT15,766.48	$677.15 RON3,227.32	+429.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$56.83 BDT7,007.32	$451.32 RON2,151.00	+694.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.58 BDT2,414.29	$147.83 RON704.56	+655.0%
Average			+499.7%

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pay 18.0 times more for childcare

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.41 BDT3,503.66	$627.11 RON2,988.79	+2107.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$982.29 BDT121K	$14,371.87 RON68,496.31	+1363.1%
Average			+1697.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$3.76 RON17.94	-22.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT250.26	$3.51 RON16.71	+72.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 BDT350.37	$6.43 RON30.65	+126.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.13 BDT1,126.18	$49.22 RON234.57	+438.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$8.37 RON39.87	+106.1%
Average			+109.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Sylhet	Bucharest
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.97 BDT1,968.72	$88.76 RON423.04	+456.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.24 BDT2,002.09	$38.43 RON183.17	+136.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.53 BDT4,504.71	$77.83 RON370.96	+113.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.04 BDT3,703.87	$91.69 RON436.99	+205.3%
Average			+204.2%

Sylhet vs. Bucharest - Cost of clothing

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