Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 2.5 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.95
|
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT530.20
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.61
|
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.20
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT432.64
|
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT301.23
|
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.61
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.16
|
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.55
|
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.05
|
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.47
|
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.25
|
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.37
|
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.59
|
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT437.24
|
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,449.87
|
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,241,008.87
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT403.29
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,785.04
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,857.03
|
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,478.10
|
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,842.02
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,513.97
|
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,446.82
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
|
pay 38.6% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT499.02
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.25
|
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT299.06
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,272.43
|
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT441.10
|
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,941.09
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,992.60
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,268.80
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,813.52
|
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
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