Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 66.7% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of United States, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$1.72
৳188.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$4.57
৳500.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.27
৳29.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 68.0% less for groceries
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$0.55
৳60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.59
৳393.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$2.66
৳290.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$1.09
৳119.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$0.99
৳107.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.78
৳85.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.34
৳36.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.75
৳81.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$0.25
৳27.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$3.62
৳396.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$15.91
৳1,742.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,841.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$3.61
৳395.55
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$30.12
৳3,297.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$92.95
৳10,178.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$61.78
৳6,764.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$25.62
৳2,805.08
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$31.38
৳3,436.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$1,066.75
৳116,817.49
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.65
৳399.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$1.57
৳172.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$2.76
৳301.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$12.02
৳1,316.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$4.23
৳463.56
|
|
pay 53.9% less for clothing
United States
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$20.07
৳2,197.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$20.91
৳2,289.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$39.14
৳4,286.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$37.10
৳4,063.16
|
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