Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Svalbard instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.35
BDT163.42
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.41
BDT533.82
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
BDT30.70
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT18.79
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
BDT63.17
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
BDT460.29
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
BDT315.53
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
BDT134.87
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT121.23
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
BDT106.94
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT42.50
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
BDT96.91
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BDT31.91
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.14
BDT16.62
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT30.29
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
BDT446.06
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.31
BDT1,490.82
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,789.60
BDT3,124,426.07
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.61
BDT437.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.51
BDT1,878.88
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.62
BDT9,161.61
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$47.62
BDT5,768.93
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.70
BDT2,507.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.22
BDT3,661.64
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$962.19
BDT116,569.50
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.80
BDT460.91
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
BDT166.45
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
BDT313.80
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.68
BDT1,415.51
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BDT445.02
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Bangladesh
|
Svalbard
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.35
BDT2,102.08
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$16.87
BDT2,044.36
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.90
BDT4,470.33
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$33.09
BDT4,008.34
|
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