Cost of living comparison
India is 21.9% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in India instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 32.5% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
$2.40
₹203.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
$0.40
₹33.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
$0.17
₹14.11
|
|
pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
$2.54
₹215.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
$2.56
₹217.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
$1.37
₹116.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
$0.88
₹75.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
$0.32
₹27.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
$0.48
₹40.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
$0.24
₹20.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
$0.16
₹13.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
$0.19
₹15.94
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
$4.62
₹392.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
$10.12
₹860.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
$2.94
₹249.64
|
|
pay 41.2% more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
|
pay 73.6% more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
|
pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
$1.84
₹155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
$1.59
₹134.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
$3.35
₹284.78
|
|
pay 23.9% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
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