Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 35.7% more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 33.5% more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT160.89
|
$1.57
NPR212.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT525.54
|
$6.71
NPR905.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.23
|
$0.42
NPR56.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.50
|
$0.16
NPR21.26
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.19
|
$0.46
NPR62.73
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.15
|
$3.21
NPR432.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT310.64
|
$2.81
NPR379.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT132.78
|
$1.50
NPR202.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.35
|
$1.41
NPR190.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.28
|
$0.99
NPR133.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.84
|
$0.40
NPR54.45
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.41
|
$0.48
NPR64.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.41
|
$0.27
NPR36.03
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.36
|
$0.18
NPR24.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
$0.26
NPR35.22
|
|
pay 58.2% more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.14
|
$4.84
NPR653.69
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,467.71
|
$15.93
NPR2,151.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,075,985.81
|
$30,847.90
NPR4,166,951.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT430.36
|
$9.11
NPR1,230.27
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,849.75
|
$9.30
NPR1,256.08
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,019.57
|
$83.84
NPR11,325.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,679.49
|
$52.73
NPR7,122.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,468.62
|
$20.72
NPR2,799.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,604.87
|
$51.59
NPR6,968.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,762.24
|
$2,839.32
NPR383,536.35
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT453.77
|
$2.21
NPR297.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT163.87
|
$1.57
NPR211.58
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT308.93
|
$2.90
NPR392.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,393.56
|
$16.62
NPR2,245.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.12
|
$2.96
NPR399.40
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Nepal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,069.49
|
$21.36
NPR2,885.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,012.67
|
$27.01
NPR3,648.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,401.02
|
$40.30
NPR5,443.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,946.19
|
$30.56
NPR4,128.12
|
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