Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 72.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 85.1% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$1.45
BDT170.06
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$4.52
BDT530.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$0.24
BDT28.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$0.15
BDT17.63
|
|
pay 56.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$0.49
BDT57.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$3.69
BDT432.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$2.57
BDT301.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$1.10
BDT128.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$1.05
BDT123.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.86
BDT100.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.35
BDT41.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.78
BDT91.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.25
BDT29.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.13
BDT15.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.24
BDT27.61
|
|
pay 59.0% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$3.73
BDT437.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$12.37
BDT1,450.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,243,275.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$3.44
BDT403.57
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$15.23
BDT1,786.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$75.55
BDT8,863.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$46.73
BDT5,481.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$24.24
BDT2,844.01
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$29.97
BDT3,516.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$959.13
BDT112,525.47
|
|
pay 59.2% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$4.26
BDT499.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$1.47
BDT172.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$2.55
BDT299.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$10.85
BDT1,273.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$3.76
BDT441.41
|
|
pay 65.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$16.56
BDT1,942.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$17.00
BDT1,994.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$36.41
BDT4,271.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$32.53
BDT3,816.19
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