Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 68.8% cheaper than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 84.5% less for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.49
|
$1.45
BDT169.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.25
|
$4.52
BDT530.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.15
BDT17.61
|
|
pay 71.7% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
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Bangladesh
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.96
|
$0.49
BDT57.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
|
$3.69
BDT432.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.43
|
$2.57
BDT301.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.10
|
$1.10
BDT128.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.21
|
$1.05
BDT123.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.86
BDT100.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.35
BDT41.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.78
BDT91.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.22
|
$0.25
BDT29.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$0.13
BDT15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.24
BDT27.59
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
British Virgin Islands
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Bangladesh
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$3.73
BDT437.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$12.37
BDT1,449.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,644.74
BDT3,241,008.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$3.44
BDT403.29
|
|
pay 89.0% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$120.00
|
$15.23
BDT1,785.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,458.33
|
$75.55
BDT8,857.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,183.33
|
$46.73
BDT5,478.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.12
|
$24.24
BDT2,842.02
|
|
pay 91.3% less for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$29.97
BDT3,513.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$959.13
BDT112,446.82
|
|
pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
|
$4.26
BDT499.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.04
|
$1.47
BDT172.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$2.55
BDT299.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$10.85
BDT1,272.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.50
|
$3.76
BDT441.10
|
|
pay 71.2% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Bangladesh
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$16.56
BDT1,941.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$17.00
BDT1,992.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$155.00
|
$36.41
BDT4,268.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.00
|
$32.53
BDT3,813.52
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