Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 73.8% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.84
|
$1.35
BDT161.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.27
|
$4.41
BDT526.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$0.25
BDT30.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$0.16
BDT18.53
|
|
pay 75.5% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.21
|
$0.52
BDT62.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.83
|
$3.80
BDT453.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.79
|
$2.60
BDT311.15
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.45
|
$1.11
BDT133.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.39
|
$1.00
BDT119.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.88
BDT105.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.35
BDT41.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.50
|
$0.80
BDT95.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$0.26
BDT31.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.14
BDT16.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
|
pay 55.3% less for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.87
|
$3.68
BDT439.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.10
|
$12.31
BDT1,470.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,087.50
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,081,039.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG92.10
|
$3.61
BDT431.07
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.57
|
$15.51
BDT1,852.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,271.42
|
$75.62
BDT9,034.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,181.08
|
$47.62
BDT5,688.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG328.23
|
$20.70
BDT2,472.68
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.56
|
$30.22
BDT3,610.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$962.19
BDT114,950.79
|
|
pay 59.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$3.80
BDT454.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.65
|
$1.37
BDT164.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.78
|
$2.59
BDT309.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.54
|
$11.68
BDT1,395.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.73
|
$3.67
BDT438.84
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.16
|
$17.35
BDT2,072.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.42
|
$16.87
BDT2,015.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG210.15
|
$36.90
BDT4,408.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.47
|
$33.09
BDT3,952.68
|
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