Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 58.7% cheaper than Senegal.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,110
|
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
|
pay 49.7% less for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
|
pay 44.9% less for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
|
pay 14.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
|
pay 62.0% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
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