Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 15.8% cheaper than Benin.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Benin, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
F CFA1,995
|
$1.45
BDT170.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.95
F CFA2,993
|
$4.52
BDT530.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
F CFA419
|
$0.24
BDT28.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
F CFA309
|
$0.15
BDT17.63
|
|
pay 35.9% less for groceries
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
F CFA765
|
$0.49
BDT57.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.27
F CFA1,372
|
$3.69
BDT432.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.19
F CFA4,343
|
$2.57
BDT301.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
F CFA1,179
|
$1.10
BDT128.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
F CFA1,482
|
$1.05
BDT123.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
F CFA792
|
$0.86
BDT100.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
F CFA362
|
$0.35
BDT41.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.78
BDT91.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
F CFA441
|
$0.25
BDT29.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
F CFA377
|
$0.13
BDT15.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA422
|
$0.24
BDT27.61
|
|
pay 36.0% less for transportation
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
F CFA2,274
|
$3.73
BDT437.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.37
BDT1,450.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,644.74
BDT3,243,275.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.89
F CFA7,182
|
$3.44
BDT403.57
|
|
pay 67.4% less for housing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.63
F CFA31,797
|
$15.23
BDT1,786.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.96
F CFA108,733
|
$75.55
BDT8,863.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$132.08
F CFA79,804
|
$46.73
BDT5,481.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.40
F CFA61,265
|
$24.24
BDT2,844.01
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$206.38
F CFA124,693
|
$29.97
BDT3,516.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,053.68
F CFA3,657,674
|
$959.13
BDT112,525.47
|
|
pay 59.2% more for entertainment and sports
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$4.26
BDT499.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
F CFA2,494
|
$1.47
BDT172.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.99
F CFA599
|
$2.55
BDT299.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.72
F CFA33,667
|
$10.85
BDT1,273.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.02
F CFA4,240
|
$3.76
BDT441.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Benin
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.51
F CFA9,975
|
$16.56
BDT1,942.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$17.00
BDT1,994.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$8.26
F CFA4,988
|
$36.41
BDT4,271.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.40
F CFA27,433
|
$32.53
BDT3,816.19
|
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