Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 67.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Italy, you would:
pay 81.3% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€15.32
|
$1.35
BDT161.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.54
|
$4.41
BDT528.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.42
|
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.16
|
$0.16
BDT18.59
|
|
pay 57.9% less for groceries
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.94
|
$0.52
BDT62.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.48
|
$3.80
BDT455.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.25
|
$2.60
BDT312.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.23
|
$1.11
BDT133.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$1.00
BDT119.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.88
BDT105.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.80
|
$0.35
BDT42.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.99
|
$0.80
BDT95.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.24
|
$0.26
BDT31.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.14
BDT16.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.25
BDT29.96
|
|
pay 51.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.85
|
$3.68
BDT441.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€36.80
|
$12.31
BDT1,474.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€26,765.75
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,091,181.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€18.14
|
$3.61
BDT432.49
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€27.38
|
$15.51
BDT1,858.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€622.30
|
$75.62
BDT9,064.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€485.48
|
$47.62
BDT5,707.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€142.63
|
$20.70
BDT2,480.82
|
|
pay 91.9% less for childcare
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€482.45
|
$30.22
BDT3,622.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,976.76
|
$962.19
BDT115,329.16
|
|
pay 47.9% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.75
|
$3.80
BDT456.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.60
|
$1.37
BDT164.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.88
|
$2.59
BDT310.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€49.43
|
$11.68
BDT1,400.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.91
|
$3.67
BDT440.28
|
|
pay 64.1% less for clothing
Italy
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€74.36
|
$17.35
BDT2,079.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€32.12
|
$16.87
BDT2,022.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€81.62
|
$36.90
BDT4,422.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€109.47
|
$33.09
BDT3,965.69
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