Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 73.6% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Israel, you would:
pay 86.3% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.66
₪69.41
|
$1.45
BDT170.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.78
₪54.98
|
$4.52
BDT530.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
₪9.55
|
$0.24
BDT28.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
₪7.88
|
$0.15
BDT17.63
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
₪8.43
|
$0.49
BDT57.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.89
₪25.64
|
$3.69
BDT432.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
₪24.56
|
$2.57
BDT301.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
₪13.79
|
$1.10
BDT128.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
₪16.48
|
$1.05
BDT123.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.86
BDT100.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
₪3.47
|
$0.35
BDT41.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.92
|
$0.78
BDT91.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
₪3.12
|
$0.25
BDT29.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
₪2.27
|
$0.13
BDT15.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
₪2.30
|
$0.24
BDT27.61
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.24
₪26.93
|
$3.73
BDT437.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.77
₪203.70
|
$12.37
BDT1,450.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,392.11
₪142,797.16
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,243,275.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.38
₪49.76
|
$3.44
BDT403.57
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.60
₪98.95
|
$15.23
BDT1,786.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.65
₪3,695.81
|
$75.55
BDT8,863.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$858.83
₪3,194.37
|
$46.73
BDT5,481.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.67
₪645.97
|
$24.24
BDT2,844.01
|
|
pay 94.1% less for childcare
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$870.80
₪3,238.88
|
$29.97
BDT3,516.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,400.36
₪42,402.95
|
$959.13
BDT112,525.47
|
|
pay 66.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.84
₪29.17
|
$4.26
BDT499.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.63
₪13.50
|
$1.47
BDT172.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.56
₪35.54
|
$2.55
BDT299.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.58
₪243.94
|
$10.85
BDT1,273.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.89
₪44.24
|
$3.76
BDT441.41
|
|
pay 73.8% less for clothing
Israel
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.40
₪328.81
|
$16.56
BDT1,942.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.67
₪214.52
|
$17.00
BDT1,994.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.82
₪427.07
|
$36.41
BDT4,271.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.62
₪485.85
|
$32.53
BDT3,816.19
|
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