Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 5.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 7.4 times more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT161.15
|
$13.96
FCFA8,790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT526.40
|
$8.94
FCFA5,626
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.28
|
$1.88
FCFA1,186
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.53
|
$1.50
FCFA943
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT62.29
|
$2.56
FCFA1,614
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT453.89
|
$4.20
FCFA2,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT311.15
|
$7.87
FCFA4,955
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT133.00
|
$3.39
FCFA2,136
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT119.55
|
$2.20
FCFA1,383
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT105.46
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.91
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT95.57
|
$1.98
FCFA1,244
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.47
|
$1.21
FCFA761
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.39
|
$1.16
FCFA733
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.86
|
$1.05
FCFA662
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT439.86
|
$5.18
FCFA3,263
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,470.12
|
$22.59
FCFA14,223
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,081,039.54
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,711,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT431.07
|
$14.09
FCFA8,875
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,852.79
|
$75.50
FCFA47,536
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,034.38
|
$971.39
FCFA611,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,688.83
|
$357.68
FCFA225,207
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,472.68
|
$456.95
FCFA287,715
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,610.79
|
$214.14
FCFA134,834
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT114,950.79
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,211,154
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT454.51
|
$2.76
FCFA1,741
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT164.14
|
$4.13
FCFA2,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT309.44
|
$3.75
FCFA2,361
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,395.85
|
$61.25
FCFA38,564
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT438.84
|
$8.17
FCFA5,144
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,072.89
|
$35.83
FCFA22,562
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,015.97
|
$37.92
FCFA23,874
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,408.25
|
$92.22
FCFA58,067
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT3,952.68
|
$91.67
FCFA57,717
|
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