Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 26.4% cheaper than Russia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Russia, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB680.02
|
$1.35
BDT160.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB432.80
|
$4.41
BDT525.64
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB83.34
|
$0.25
BDT30.23
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB40.16
|
$0.16
BDT18.50
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB48.95
|
$0.52
BDT62.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB388.11
|
$3.80
BDT453.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB320.94
|
$2.60
BDT310.70
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB126.50
|
$1.11
BDT132.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB172.99
|
$1.00
BDT119.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB56.58
|
$0.88
BDT105.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB57.59
|
$0.35
BDT41.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB74.55
|
$0.80
BDT95.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB92.58
|
$0.26
BDT31.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB22.60
|
$0.14
BDT16.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.76
|
$0.25
BDT29.82
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB221.31
|
$3.68
BDT439.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,845.45
|
$12.31
BDT1,468.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,783,095.57
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,076,589.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB433.53
|
$3.61
BDT430.45
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB624.09
|
$15.51
BDT1,850.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB31,807.69
|
$75.62
BDT9,021.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB22,026.19
|
$47.62
BDT5,680.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,783.54
|
$20.70
BDT2,469.11
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB19,857.25
|
$30.22
BDT3,605.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB530,089.44
|
$962.19
BDT114,784.76
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB148.61
|
$3.80
BDT453.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB174.52
|
$1.37
BDT163.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB219.13
|
$2.59
BDT308.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,941.04
|
$11.68
BDT1,393.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB415.06
|
$3.67
BDT438.20
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
|
Russia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,416.14
|
$17.35
BDT2,069.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,543.47
|
$16.87
BDT2,013.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,994.07
|
$36.90
BDT4,401.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,898.46
|
$33.09
BDT3,946.97
|
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