Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 71.8% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of France, you would:
pay 83.1% less for restaurants
France
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.55
|
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.86
|
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
pay 54.9% less for transportation
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.53
|
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,025.93
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
France
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.48
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.36
|
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.42
|
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.49
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
|
pay 93.0% less for childcare
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.73
|
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,058.30
|
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
|
pay 59.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.81
|
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.15
|
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.89
|
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
France
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.86
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.38
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.95
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.41
|
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
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