Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 5.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.15
|
$15.56
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT526.40
|
$8.31
€7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.28
|
$1.68
€1.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.53
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.29
|
$1.77
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.89
|
$6.32
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.15
|
$6.39
€6.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.00
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.55
|
$3.79
€3.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.46
|
$1.18
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.91
|
$0.84
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.57
|
$0.92
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.47
|
$1.25
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.39
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.86
|
$5.54
€5.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,470.12
|
$42.87
€41.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,081,039.54
|
$26,716.67
€25,644.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.07
|
$20.31
€19.50
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,852.79
|
$33.66
€32.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,034.38
|
$862.00
€827.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,688.83
|
$707.00
€678.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,472.68
|
$139.26
€133.68
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,610.79
|
$417.93
€401.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,950.79
|
$7,282.83
€6,990.62
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT454.51
|
$3.45
€3.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.14
|
$3.61
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.44
|
$4.90
€4.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,395.85
|
$59.44
€57.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.84
|
$10.85
€10.42
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Cyprus
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,072.89
|
$81.33
€78.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,015.97
|
$46.86
€44.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,408.25
|
$112.61
€108.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,952.68
|
$107.65
€103.33
|
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