Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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Canada

North Vancouver vs. Sylhet Cost of Living Summary

North Vancouver is 5.6 times more expensive than Sylhet.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in North Vancouver
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in North Vancouver
Transportation: pay 76.5% more in North Vancouver
Housing: pay 14.8 times more in North Vancouver
Childcare: pay 19.9 times more in North Vancouver
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in North Vancouver
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in North Vancouver

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

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North Vancouver vs. Sylhet Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Vancouver instead of Sylhet, you would:

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.03	$21.04 CA$29.79	+764.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 BDT500.06	$9.12 CA$12.91	+124.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.71	$2.28 CA$3.23	+607.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.27	$1.72 CA$2.43	+944.6%
Average			+438.6%

Sylhet vs. North Vancouver - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BDT71.01	$2.76 CA$3.91	+378.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 BDT475.05	$6.88 CA$9.73	+78.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 BDT378.58	$7.40 CA$10.48	+140.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.46	$3.16 CA$4.47	+163.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.07	$6.21 CA$8.79	+317.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 BDT152.54	$1.88 CA$2.66	+51.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.66	$0.65 CA$0.91	+57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT131.88	$1.97 CA$2.79	+84.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.76	$1.83 CA$2.59	+548.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.18	$1.29 CA$1.82	+1020.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.97	$1.26 CA$1.78	+474.1%
Average			+224.1%

Sylhet vs. North Vancouver - Cost of groceries

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pay 76.5% more for transportation

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 BDT498.47	$4.82 CA$6.83	+19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.35 BDT3,000.34	$98.37 CA$139.26	+303.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.52 BDT310.03	$14.86 CA$21.04	+490.6%
Average			+76.5%

Sylhet vs. North Vancouver - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.8 times more for housing

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,328.27	$52.60 CA$74.47	+387.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.86 BDT15,751.78	$1,788.51 CA$2,532.08	+1298.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$56.83 BDT7,000.79	$1,539.52 CA$2,179.58	+2609.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.58 BDT2,412.04	$98.03 CA$138.79	+400.7%
Average			+1381.8%

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pay 19.9 times more for childcare

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.41 BDT3,500.39	$1,040.67 CA$1,473.32	+3562.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$982.29 BDT121K	$10,637.54 CA$15,060.10	+982.9%
Average			+1891.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.07	$4.73 CA$6.70	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT250.03	$4.14 CA$5.86	+103.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 BDT350.04	$14.03 CA$19.86	+393.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.13 BDT1,125.13	$30.33 CA$42.95	+232.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.06	$11.92 CA$16.88	+193.7%
Average			+137.7%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Sylhet	North Vancouver
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.97 BDT1,966.89	$63.12 CA$89.37	+295.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.24 BDT2,000.23	$37.41 CA$52.96	+130.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.53 BDT4,500.51	$80.66 CA$114.19	+120.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.04 BDT3,700.42	$109.88 CA$155.57	+265.8%
Average			+192.9%

Sylhet vs. North Vancouver - Cost of clothing

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