Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 43.2% cheaper than Sudan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.5% less in Bangladesh
- Groceries
-
pay 50.7% less in Bangladesh
- Transportation
-
pay 48.9% less in Bangladesh
- Housing
-
pay 74.0% less in Bangladesh
- Childcare
-
pay 52.7% less in Bangladesh
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.7% more in Bangladesh
- Clothing
-
pay 17.6% less in Bangladesh
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bangladesh.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 62.5% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,503.75
|
$1.35
BDT163.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$4.41
BDT535.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG364.98
|
$0.25
BDT30.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.14
|
$0.16
BDT18.85
|
|
pay 50.7% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.09
|
$0.52
BDT63.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,633.14
|
$3.80
BDT461.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,681.52
|
$2.60
BDT316.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,713.64
|
$1.11
BDT135.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,688.88
|
$1.00
BDT121.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,211.44
|
$0.88
BDT107.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG304.75
|
$0.35
BDT42.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.44
|
$0.80
BDT97.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG478.62
|
$0.26
BDT32.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG358.70
|
$0.14
BDT16.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.73
|
$0.25
BDT30.38
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,142.20
|
$3.68
BDT447.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,012.50
|
$12.31
BDT1,495.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,789.60
BDT3,134,179.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$3.61
BDT438.51
|
|
pay 74.0% less for housing
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,123.51
|
$15.51
BDT1,884.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG382,996.69
|
$75.62
BDT9,190.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,421.41
|
$47.62
BDT5,786.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,690.05
|
$20.70
BDT2,515.33
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,870.62
|
$30.22
BDT3,673.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,235,502.83
|
$962.19
BDT116,933.41
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$3.80
BDT462.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,429.22
|
$1.37
BDT166.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$2.59
BDT314.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,016.67
|
$11.68
BDT1,419.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,402.00
|
$3.67
BDT446.41
|
|
pay 17.6% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Bangladesh
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,909.41
|
$17.35
BDT2,108.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$16.87
BDT2,050.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,027.50
|
$36.90
BDT4,484.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,020.00
|
$33.09
BDT4,020.85
|
|
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