Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 66.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Italy, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bangladesh
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
pay 49.2% less for transportation
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
|
pay 92.1% less for childcare
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
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