Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 51.9% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD800
|
$1.35
BDT160.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD857
|
$4.41
BDT524.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD180
|
$0.25
BDT30.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD130
|
$0.16
BDT18.46
|
|
pay 29.1% less for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD79
|
$0.52
BDT62.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD446
|
$3.80
BDT452.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD543
|
$2.60
BDT309.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD268
|
$1.11
BDT132.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD329
|
$1.00
BDT119.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD54
|
$0.88
BDT105.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD85
|
$0.35
BDT41.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD72
|
$0.80
BDT95.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD91
|
$0.26
BDT31.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.14
BDT16.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD49
|
$0.25
BDT29.75
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD698
|
$3.68
BDT438.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,638
|
$12.31
BDT1,464.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,153,295
|
$25,789.60
BDT3,069,490.01
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD797
|
$3.61
BDT429.45
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,598
|
$15.51
BDT1,845.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,619
|
$75.62
BDT9,000.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD27,238
|
$47.62
BDT5,667.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,772
|
$20.70
BDT2,463.41
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,742
|
$30.22
BDT3,597.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD603,396
|
$962.19
BDT114,519.88
|
|
pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD227
|
$3.80
BDT452.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD188
|
$1.37
BDT163.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD426
|
$2.59
BDT308.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,892
|
$11.68
BDT1,390.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD508
|
$3.67
BDT437.19
|
|
pay 63.9% less for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,207
|
$17.35
BDT2,065.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,977
|
$16.87
BDT2,008.42
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,354
|
$36.90
BDT4,391.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,191
|
$33.09
BDT3,937.86
|
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