Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 66.2% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK120.29
|
$1.45
BDT169.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK98.85
|
$4.52
BDT530.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.48
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.03
|
$0.15
BDT17.61
|
|
pay 61.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.09
|
$0.49
BDT57.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK56.44
|
$3.69
BDT432.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK59.42
|
$2.57
BDT301.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK40.62
|
$1.10
BDT128.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK51.95
|
$1.05
BDT123.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK12.94
|
$0.86
BDT100.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.36
|
$0.35
BDT41.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.10
|
$0.78
BDT91.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.17
|
$0.25
BDT29.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.08
|
$0.13
BDT15.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.69
|
$0.24
BDT27.59
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK72.32
|
$3.73
BDT437.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK724.38
|
$12.37
BDT1,449.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK287,695.60
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,241,008.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK226.67
|
$3.44
BDT403.29
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK308.71
|
$15.23
BDT1,785.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,285.38
|
$75.55
BDT8,857.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK6,943.00
|
$46.73
BDT5,478.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK734.05
|
$24.24
BDT2,842.02
|
|
pay 70.8% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,287.52
|
$29.97
BDT3,513.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK30,369.66
|
$959.13
BDT112,446.82
|
|
pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK72.45
|
$4.26
BDT499.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK39.82
|
$1.47
BDT172.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK66.42
|
$2.55
BDT299.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK419.07
|
$10.85
BDT1,272.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK146.16
|
$3.76
BDT441.10
|
|
pay 64.5% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK851.98
|
$16.56
BDT1,941.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK366.86
|
$17.00
BDT1,992.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK873.60
|
$36.41
BDT4,268.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,254.25
|
$32.53
BDT3,813.52
|
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