Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 47.2% cheaper than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 59.6% less for restaurants
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.22
NIO154.82
|
$1.45
BDT169.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
NIO203.32
|
$4.52
BDT530.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
NIO33.52
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
NIO28.88
|
$0.15
BDT17.61
|
|
pay 51.6% less for groceries
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
NIO46.32
|
$0.49
BDT57.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.29
NIO120.65
|
$3.69
BDT432.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
NIO163.68
|
$2.57
BDT301.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
NIO67.74
|
$1.10
BDT128.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
NIO94.15
|
$1.05
BDT123.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
NIO95.97
|
$0.86
BDT100.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO23.72
|
$0.35
BDT41.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
NIO61.28
|
$0.78
BDT91.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
NIO21.41
|
$0.25
BDT29.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
NIO41.45
|
$0.13
BDT15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
NIO24.95
|
$0.24
BDT27.59
|
|
pay 4.7% more for transportation
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
NIO179.24
|
$3.73
BDT437.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.00
NIO257.06
|
$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) |
$5.64
NIO207.06
|
$3.44
BDT403.29
|
|
pay 73.9% less for housing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.16
NIO2,172.40
|
$15.23
BDT1,785.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$377.78
NIO13,873.17
|
$75.55
BDT8,857.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$266.67
NIO9,792.82
|
$46.73
BDT5,478.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.96
NIO2,165.35
|
$24.24
BDT2,842.02
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.56
NIO4,610.79
|
$29.97
BDT3,513.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,950.00
NIO365,394.69
|
$959.13
BDT112,446.82
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
NIO67.44
|
$4.26
BDT499.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.33
NIO85.58
|
$1.47
BDT172.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.03
NIO111.11
|
$2.55
BDT299.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.38
NIO1,372.79
|
$10.85
BDT1,272.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
NIO249.62
|
$3.76
BDT441.10
|
|
pay 59.2% less for clothing
Nicaragua
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.25
NIO1,514.83
|
$16.56
BDT1,941.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.83
NIO1,499.53
|
$17.00
BDT1,992.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.83
NIO3,335.68
|
$36.41
BDT4,268.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
NIO2,896.53
|
$32.53
BDT3,813.52
|
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