Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

El Salvador

El Salvador vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

El Salvador is 3.8 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.0 times more in El Salvador
Groceries: pay 3.1 times more in El Salvador
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in El Salvador
Housing: pay 6.1 times more in El Salvador
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in El Salvador
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% more in El Salvador
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in El Salvador

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in El Salvador are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in El Salvador.

El Salvador vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in El Salvador instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 4.0 times more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.35 BDT163.93	$7.50 SVC65.62	+456.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 BDT535.48	$6.33 SVC55.38	+43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 BDT30.80	$0.96 SVC8.39	+278.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 BDT18.85	$0.81 SVC7.07	+421.2%
Average			+299.8%

Bangladesh vs. El Salvador - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1 times more for groceries

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 BDT63.37	$2.12 SVC18.55	+306.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.80 BDT461.72	$3.24 SVC28.32	-14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.60 BDT316.51	$6.95 SVC60.83	+167.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 BDT135.29	$2.80 SVC24.47	+151.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.00 BDT121.61	$2.68 SVC23.48	+168.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 BDT107.28	$1.44 SVC12.62	+63.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 BDT42.64	$0.77 SVC6.72	+119.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BDT97.22	$1.17 SVC10.19	+45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 BDT32.01	$1.22 SVC10.64	+361.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.67	$0.99 SVC8.69	+624.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT30.38	$0.98 SVC8.53	+290.2%
Average			+207.5%

Bangladesh vs. El Salvador - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.68 BDT447.45	$3.80 SVC33.22	+3.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.31 BDT1,495.48	$20.00 SVC174.98	+62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,789.60 BDT3,134,179.93	$24,333.33 SVC212,890.56	-5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.61 BDT438.51	$31.95 SVC279.54	+785.5%
Average			+211.4%

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pay 6.1 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.51 BDT1,884.75	$42.14 SVC368.70	+171.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$75.62 BDT9,190.21	$652.78 SVC5,711.11	+763.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$47.62 BDT5,786.94	$463.89 SVC4,058.53	+874.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.70 BDT2,515.33	$69.00 SVC603.70	+233.4%
Average			+510.6%

Bangladesh vs. El Salvador - Cost of housing

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$30.22 BDT3,673.07	$160.29 SVC1,402.33	+430.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$962.19 BDT116,933.41	$5,740.67 SVC50,224.67	+496.6%
Average			+463.5%

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pay 63.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 BDT462.35	$2.00 SVC17.50	-47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.37 BDT166.97	$2.82 SVC24.69	+105.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 BDT314.78	$4.00 SVC35.00	+54.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$11.68 BDT1,419.93	$30.22 SVC264.41	+158.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.67 BDT446.41	$5.33 SVC46.66	+45.2%
Average			+63.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	El Salvador
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.35 BDT2,108.64	$72.14 SVC631.17	+315.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.87 BDT2,050.74	$47.86 SVC418.70	+183.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.90 BDT4,484.29	$112.14 SVC981.13	+203.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.09 BDT4,020.85	$108.33 SVC947.80	+227.4%
Average			+232.7%

Bangladesh vs. El Salvador - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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