Cost of living in Bangladesh
Summary of cost of living in Bangladesh
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: Taka 182,444
- Single person estimated monthly costs: Taka 86,463 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 230 | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | Taka 360 | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | Taka 186 | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | Taka 75 | ||
| 12 eggs, large | Taka 112 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | Taka 63 | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | Taka 565 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | Taka 163 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | Taka 30 | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | Taka 459 | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | Taka 1,498 | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | Taka 104 | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | Taka 41 | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | Taka 69,161 | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | Taka 38,721 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | Taka 3,871 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | Taka 40,269 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | Taka 25,689 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | Taka 4,188 | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | Taka 1,184 | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | Taka 37,952 | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | Taka 16,117 | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | Taka 417 | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | Taka 852 | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | Taka 1,820 | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | Taka 2,240 | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | Taka 6,495 | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | Taka 4,346 | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | Taka 2,957,960 | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | Taka 94 | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | Taka 2,498 | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | Taka 147 | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | Taka 576 | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | Taka 1,109 | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | Taka 406 | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | Taka 237 | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | Taka 405 | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | Taka 86 | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | Taka 114 | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | Taka 240 | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | Taka 1,140 | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | Taka 913 | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | Taka 2,331 | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | Taka 2,046 | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | Taka 1,157 | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | Taka 302 | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | Taka 600 | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | Taka 35,756 | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | Taka 2.30 | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | Taka 1,453 | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | Taka 269 | ||
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 Dhaka is 51% cheaper than in Toronto
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 48% cheaper than in Tacoma, Washington
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 21% cheaper than in Moscow
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 38% more expensive than in Bangalore
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 38% more expensive than in Dinajpur
- Cost of living in Khulna is 35% cheaper than in Dhaka
- Cost of living in Khulna is 45% cheaper than in Pori
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 41% cheaper than in Barcelona
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 45% cheaper than in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 24% more expensive than in Colombo
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 65% cheaper than in San Francisco, California
- Cost of living in Dhaka is about the same as in São Paulo
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 56% cheaper than in Irvine, California
- Cost of living in Feni is about the same as in Delhi
- Cost of living in Khulna is 62% cheaper than in Burlington, Vermont
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 22% more expensive than in Istanbul
- Cost of living in Feni is about the same as in Hyderabad, India
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 23% more expensive than in Mumbai
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 13% cheaper than in Cape Town
- Cost of living in Kushtia is 20% cheaper than in Dhaka
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Prices recently added
- 1 kg of rice in Dhaka costs Taka 60 (1 day ago)
- Bread for 2 people for 1 day (250 g) in Dhaka costs Taka 20 (1 day ago)
- Public transport in Dhaka costs Taka 900 (5 days ago)
- Internet 8 mbps, 1 month in Dhaka costs Taka 600 (5 days ago)
- Monthly rent - 480 sqft furnished studio in normal area in Dhaka costs Taka 15,137 (5 days ago)
- Monthly rent - 480 sqft furnished studio in expensive area in Dhaka costs Taka 20,182 (5 days ago)
- Utilities, monthly for 2 people in 900 sqft in Dhaka costs Taka 2,541 (5 days ago)
- Furnished accommodation in normal area, monthly rent - 900 sqft in Dhaka costs Taka 15,248 (5 days ago)
- 1 kg of rice in Dhaka costs Taka 60 (5 days ago)
- Bread for 2 people for 1 day (250 g) in Dhaka costs Taka 35 (5 days ago)