Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 51.4% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 52.0% less for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$116.78
|
$1.72
BDT189.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$160.15
|
$4.57
BDT501.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$31.09
|
$0.27
BDT29.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$21.13
|
$0.15
BDT16.16
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$66.53
|
$0.55
BDT60.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$244.98
|
$3.59
BDT394.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$382.20
|
$2.66
BDT291.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$89.61
|
$1.09
BDT120.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$118.15
|
$0.99
BDT108.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$66.00
|
$0.78
BDT85.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.69
|
$0.34
BDT37.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.37
|
$0.75
BDT82.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.59
|
$0.25
BDT27.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.59
|
$0.12
BDT13.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.75
|
$0.23
BDT25.23
|
|
pay 28.4% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$126.32
|
$3.62
BDT396.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,152.08
|
$15.91
BDT1,746.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,074,355.89
|
$36,425.27
BDT3,998,376.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$312.81
|
$3.61
BDT396.49
|
|
pay 44.4% less for housing
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$766.27
|
$30.12
BDT3,305.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,531.90
|
$92.95
BDT10,203.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,744.67
|
$61.78
BDT6,781.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,846.67
|
$25.62
BDT2,811.78
|
|
pay 92.0% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,990.40
|
$31.38
BDT3,444.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$373,393.16
|
$1,066.75
BDT117,096.74
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$60.41
|
$3.65
BDT400.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$89.18
|
$1.57
BDT172.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$125.08
|
$2.76
BDT302.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,267.01
|
$12.02
BDT1,319.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$309.76
|
$4.23
BDT464.66
|
|
pay 55.1% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,179.23
|
$20.07
BDT2,203.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,012.28
|
$20.91
BDT2,295.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,576.74
|
$39.14
BDT4,296.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,673.61
|
$37.10
BDT4,072.88
|
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