Cost of living comparison
Bangladesh is 20.1% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 32.4% less for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$1.45
BDT173.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$4.52
BDT539.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$0.24
BDT28.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$0.15
BDT17.93
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$0.49
BDT58.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$3.69
BDT440.43
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$2.57
BDT306.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$1.10
BDT130.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$1.05
BDT125.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$0.86
BDT102.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.35
BDT41.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$0.78
BDT93.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$0.25
BDT29.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.13
BDT15.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.24
BDT28.08
|
|
pay 7.1% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$3.73
BDT445.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$12.37
BDT1,475.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$27,644.74
BDT3,299,381.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$3.44
BDT410.55
|
|
pay 31.6% less for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$15.23
BDT1,817.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$75.55
BDT9,016.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$46.73
BDT5,576.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$24.24
BDT2,893.21
|
|
pay 89.0% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$29.97
BDT3,577.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$959.13
BDT114,472.04
|
|
pay 87.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$4.26
BDT508.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$1.47
BDT175.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$2.55
BDT304.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$10.85
BDT1,295.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$3.76
BDT449.04
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Bangladesh
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$16.56
BDT1,976.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$17.00
BDT2,028.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$36.41
BDT4,345.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$32.53
BDT3,882.21
|
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