Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 74.0% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
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Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$1.72
৳188.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$4.57
৳500.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$0.27
৳29.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$0.15
৳16.12
|
|
pay 81.5% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$0.55
৳60.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$3.59
৳393.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$2.66
৳290.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$1.09
৳119.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$0.99
৳107.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$0.78
৳85.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.34
৳36.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.75
৳81.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$0.25
৳27.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.12
৳13.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.23
৳25.17
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$3.62
৳395.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$15.91
৳1,742.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$36,425.27
৳3,988,094.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$3.61
৳395.47
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$30.12
৳3,297.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$92.95
৳10,176.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$61.78
৳6,763.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$25.62
৳2,804.55
|
|
pay 95.6% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$31.38
৳3,435.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$1,066.75
৳116,795.62
|
|
pay 57.5% less for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$3.65
৳399.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$1.57
৳172.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$2.76
৳301.69
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$12.02
৳1,316.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$4.23
৳463.47
|
|
pay 62.5% less for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$20.07
৳2,197.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$20.91
৳2,289.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$39.14
৳4,285.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$37.10
৳4,062.40
|
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