Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 71.4% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 84.2% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
|
pay 58.3% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
|
pay 53.1% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
|
pay 68.8% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Bangladesh
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
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