Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 4.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 80.7% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 9.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
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