Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 54.2% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
SVC54.65
|
$1.45
BDT170.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.25
SVC54.61
|
$4.52
BDT530.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
SVC7.67
|
$0.24
BDT28.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
SVC6.61
|
$0.15
BDT17.63
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
SVC16.20
|
$0.49
BDT57.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.20
SVC28.01
|
$3.69
BDT432.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SVC63.06
|
$2.57
BDT301.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
SVC26.63
|
$1.10
BDT128.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SVC23.00
|
$1.05
BDT123.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
SVC11.25
|
$0.86
BDT100.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.35
BDT41.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
SVC8.30
|
$0.78
BDT91.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.06
|
$0.25
BDT29.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SVC8.15
|
$0.13
BDT15.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
SVC7.05
|
$0.24
BDT27.61
|
|
pay 26.2% less for transportation
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
SVC35.45
|
$3.73
BDT437.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SVC218.60
|
$12.37
BDT1,450.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,500.00
SVC170,511.63
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,243,275.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.00
SVC253.58
|
$3.44
BDT403.57
|
|
pay 74.8% less for housing
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.50
|
$15.23
BDT1,786.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.43
SVC4,996.68
|
$75.55
BDT8,863.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.86
SVC3,435.22
|
$46.73
BDT5,481.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.31
SVC536.13
|
$24.24
BDT2,844.01
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.62
SVC1,448.26
|
$29.97
BDT3,516.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,585.71
SVC40,098.34
|
$959.13
BDT112,525.47
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.49
|
$4.26
BDT499.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
SVC21.97
|
$1.47
BDT172.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.98
|
$2.55
BDT299.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.44
SVC283.64
|
$10.85
BDT1,273.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.72
|
$3.76
BDT441.41
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.29
SVC605.85
|
$16.56
BDT1,942.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.86
SVC479.68
|
$17.00
BDT1,994.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.29
SVC868.17
|
$36.41
BDT4,271.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.43
SVC913.14
|
$32.53
BDT3,816.19
|
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