Cost of living in Bangladesh
Summary of cost of living in Bangladesh
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: Taka 145,441
- Single person estimated monthly costs: Taka 56,467 WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | Taka 281 | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | Taka 397 | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | Taka 233 | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | Taka 86 | ||
| 12 eggs, large | Taka 110 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | Taka 57 | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | Taka 371 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | Taka 185 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | Taka 26 | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | Taka 489 | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | Taka 1,518 | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | Taka 109 | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | Taka 46 | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | Taka 35,010 | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | Taka 20,341 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | Taka 3,984 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | Taka 26,136 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | Taka 16,632 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | Taka 2,826 | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | Taka 913 | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | Taka 37,121 | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | Taka 14,580 | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | Taka 413 | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | Taka 226 | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | Taka 1,323 | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | Taka 1,678 | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | Taka 4,600 | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | Taka 5,408 | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | Taka 2,457,360 | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | Taka 86 | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | Taka 1,146 | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | Taka 296 | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | Taka 1,395 | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | Taka 1,191 | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | Taka 498 | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | Taka 208 | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | Taka 451 | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | Taka 177 | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | Taka 206 | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | Taka 307 | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | Taka 1,410 | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | Taka 801 | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | Taka 1,939 | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | Taka 2,520 | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | Taka 1,328 | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | Taka 393 | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | Taka 649 | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | Taka 35,756 | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | Taka 2.19 | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | Taka 1,057 | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | Taka 259 | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Bangladesh
This map shows only the top cities in Bangladesh. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
List of all cities available in Bangladesh
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Feni is about the same as in Hyderabad, India
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 17% cheaper than in Comilla
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 42% more expensive than in Ahmedabad
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 70% cheaper than in London
- Cost of living in Dhaka is about the same as in Malé
- Cost of living in Feni is about the same as in Kolkata
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 15% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Satkhira is 16% cheaper than in São Paulo
- Cost of living in Feni is about the same as in Delhi
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 56% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 17% more expensive than in Cairo
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 69% cheaper than in Hong Kong
- Cost of living in Khulna is 23% cheaper than in Dhaka
- Cost of living in Kushtia is about the same as in Barranquilla
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 48% cheaper than in Lille
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 21% cheaper than in Bozeman, Montana
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 43% cheaper than in Riyadh
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 44% cheaper than in Provo, Utah
- Cost of living in Rajshahi is 31% cheaper than in Dhaka
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 38% cheaper than in Bangkok