Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 18.8% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 33.9% less for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 44.9% less for groceries
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 69.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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