Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 40.3% cheaper than Turkey.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.97
|
$1.45
BDT170.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.67
|
$4.52
BDT531.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.77
|
$0.24
BDT28.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.70
|
$0.15
BDT17.64
|
|
pay 3.2% less for groceries
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.41
|
$0.49
BDT57.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.22
|
$3.69
BDT433.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.57
|
$2.57
BDT301.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.27
|
$1.10
BDT128.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.76
|
$1.05
BDT123.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.94
|
$0.86
BDT100.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.99
|
$0.35
BDT41.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.28
|
$0.78
BDT91.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.35
|
$0.25
BDT29.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$0.13
BDT15.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.51
|
$0.24
BDT27.63
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.30
|
$3.73
BDT437.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY609.72
|
$12.37
BDT1,452.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,095.05
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,246,468.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.50
|
$3.44
BDT403.97
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY337.81
|
$15.23
BDT1,788.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,944.76
|
$75.55
BDT8,871.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,654.33
|
$46.73
BDT5,487.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,405.27
|
$24.24
BDT2,846.81
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,004.40
|
$29.97
BDT3,519.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,539.50
|
$959.13
BDT112,636.22
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.95
|
$4.26
BDT499.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.70
|
$1.47
BDT172.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.27
|
$2.55
BDT299.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.03
|
$10.85
BDT1,274.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.10
|
$3.76
BDT441.84
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,467.18
|
$16.56
BDT1,944.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.05
|
$17.00
BDT1,995.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,590.92
|
$36.41
BDT4,275.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,379.33
|
$32.53
BDT3,819.95
|
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