Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 46.2% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 60.9% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
|
pay 51.1% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
|
pay 0.1% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
|
pay 87.8% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
|
pay 70.0% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
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