Cost of living comparison
Brazil is 2.9 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Brazil instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$5.09
R$31.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$5.99
R$36.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.99
R$6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.60
R$3.67
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$1.36
R$8.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$3.98
R$24.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$3.44
R$20.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$1.87
R$11.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$1.52
R$9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.81
R$4.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.53
R$3.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.45
R$2.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.63
R$3.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.49
R$2.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.46
R$2.80
|
|
pay 75.0% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$3.67
R$22.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$39.48
R$240.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$19,264.28
R$117,242.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$7.39
R$44.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$17.79
R$108.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$286.10
R$1,741.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$200.36
R$1,219.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$49.32
R$300.14
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$259.04
R$1,576.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$6,658.88
R$40,525.97
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.55
R$9.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$1.94
R$11.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$21.85
R$132.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$5.84
R$35.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Brazil
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$43.13
R$262.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$39.67
R$241.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$69.89
R$425.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$56.60
R$344.45
|
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