Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 52.1% cheaper than Gabon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.8% less in Bangladesh
- Groceries
-
pay 59.0% less in Bangladesh
- Transportation
-
pay 33.0% less in Bangladesh
- Housing
-
pay 83.4% less in Bangladesh
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% less in Bangladesh
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.6% more in Bangladesh
- Clothing
-
pay 55.6% less in Bangladesh
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA9,217
|
$1.35
BDT163.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA6,912
|
$4.41
BDT534.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA691
|
$0.25
BDT30.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA737
|
$0.16
BDT18.82
|
|
pay 59.0% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA799
|
$0.52
BDT63.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA1,920
|
$3.80
BDT461.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA5,517
|
$2.60
BDT316.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA1,912
|
$1.11
BDT135.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,756
|
$1.00
BDT121.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA808
|
$0.88
BDT107.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA655
|
$0.35
BDT42.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA808
|
$0.80
BDT97.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA530
|
$0.26
BDT31.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA585
|
$0.14
BDT16.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA627
|
$0.25
BDT30.34
|
|
pay 33.0% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,194
|
$3.68
BDT446.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA25,346
|
$12.31
BDT1,493.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA15,668,262
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,129,669.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA3,848
|
$3.61
BDT437.87
|
|
pay 83.4% less for housing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA38,403
|
$15.51
BDT1,882.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA476,192
|
$75.62
BDT9,176.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA276,499
|
$47.62
BDT5,778.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA46,987
|
$20.70
BDT2,511.71
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA66,821
|
$30.22
BDT3,667.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA2,995,403
|
$962.19
BDT116,765.12
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA553
|
$3.80
BDT461.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,396
|
$1.37
BDT166.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,382
|
$2.59
BDT314.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA32,258
|
$11.68
BDT1,417.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,541
|
$3.67
BDT445.76
|
|
pay 55.6% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA36,866
|
$17.35
BDT2,105.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA41,475
|
$16.87
BDT2,047.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA25,346
|
$36.90
BDT4,477.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA40,553
|
$33.09
BDT4,015.06
|
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