Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

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Albania

Tirana vs. Sylhet Cost of Living Summary

Tirana is 3.6 times more expensive than Sylhet.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in Tirana
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Tirana
Transportation: pay 66.5% more in Tirana
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in Tirana
Childcare: pay 10.1 times more in Tirana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.4% more in Tirana
Clothing: pay 3.6 times more in Tirana

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

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Tirana vs. Sylhet Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Sylhet	Tirana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 BDT300.31	$9.77 ALL799	+301.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.06 BDT500.52	$10.99 ALL899	+170.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 BDT39.75	$2.38 ALL195	+638.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT20.28	$1.26 ALL103	+668.3%
Average			+296.6%

Sylhet vs. Tirana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Sylhet	Tirana
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 BDT71.07	$1.18 ALL96	+104.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 BDT475.50	$6.45 ALL528	+67.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 BDT378.94	$8.47 ALL692	+175.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 BDT147.59	$3.77 ALL308	+214.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 BDT183.24	$4.12 ALL337	+177.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 BDT152.68	$0.89 ALL73	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 BDT50.70	$1.12 ALL91	+171.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 BDT132.00	$0.98 ALL80	-8.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.79	$0.84 ALL69	+198.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.12 BDT14.19	$0.47 ALL38	+305.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 BDT26.99	$0.58 ALL47	+164.0%
Average			+115.7%

Sylhet vs. Tirana - Cost of groceries

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pay 66.5% more for transportation

	Sylhet	Tirana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 BDT498.93	$8.77 ALL717	+116.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.35 BDT3,003.14	$19.54 ALL1,598	-19.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,699.61 BDT4M	$33,592.07 ALL3M	+13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.52 BDT310.32	$32.98 ALL2,696	+1210.4%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Sylhet	Tirana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.78 BDT1,329.51	$19.91 ALL1,628	+84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$127.86 BDT15,766.48	$828.78 ALL67,759	+548.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$56.83 BDT7,007.32	$479.97 ALL39,241	+744.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.58 BDT2,414.29	$74.95 ALL6,128	+282.8%
Average			+525.3%

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pay 10.1 times more for childcare

	Sylhet	Tirana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.41 BDT3,503.66	$344.43 ALL28,160	+1112.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$982.29 BDT121K	$8,249.97 ALL674K	+739.9%
Average			+909.0%

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pay 97.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sylhet	Tirana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 BDT600.63	$3.54 ALL290	-27.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 BDT250.26	$2.25 ALL184	+10.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 BDT350.37	$4.76 ALL389	+67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.13 BDT1,126.18	$55.71 ALL4,555	+510.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.06 BDT500.52	$9.77 ALL799	+140.7%
Average			+97.4%

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pay 3.6 times more for clothing

	Sylhet	Tirana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.97 BDT1,968.72	$69.87 ALL5,712	+337.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.24 BDT2,002.09	$47.44 ALL3,879	+192.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.53 BDT4,504.71	$122.26 ALL9,996	+234.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.04 BDT3,703.87	$115.33 ALL9,429	+284.0%
Average			+258.0%

Sylhet vs. Tirana - Cost of clothing

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