Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 57.1% cheaper than El Salvador.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
|
pay 55.2% less for groceries
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
|
pay 69.3% less for clothing
|
El Salvador
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
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