Cost of living in Bangladesh
Summary of cost of living in Bangladesh
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: Taka 189,193
- Single person estimated monthly costs: Taka 75,614 WARNING! These estimates are based on data that may have some inconsistencies at the moment. They already provide a decent estimate but they are not currently bullet-proof.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | Taka 350 | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | Taka 507 | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | Taka 210 | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | Taka 88 | ||
| 12 eggs, large | Taka 129 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | Taka 90 | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | Taka 369 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | Taka 208 | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | Taka 33 | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | Taka 386 | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | Taka 1,412 | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | Taka 110 | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | Taka 70 | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | Taka 52,964 | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | Taka 24,651 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | Taka 2,870 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | Taka 34,158 | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | Taka 20,892 | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | Taka 2,246 | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | Taka 1,396 | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | Taka 35,407 | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | Taka 15,748 | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | Taka 491 | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | - | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | Taka 2,970 | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | Taka 3,111 | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | Taka 6,985 | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | Taka 4,408 | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | Taka 3,754,770 | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | Taka 111 | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | Taka 1,500 | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | Taka 191 | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | Taka 436 | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | - | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | Taka 487 | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | Taka 286 | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | Taka 502 | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | Taka 80 | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | Taka 212 | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | Taka 389 | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | Taka 1,168 | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | Taka 858 | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | Taka 2,000 | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | Taka 2,051 | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | Taka 1,000 | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | Taka 215 | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | Taka 533 | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | Taka 35,756 | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | - | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | Taka 1,760 | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | Taka 273 | ||
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 5% more expensive than in Prishtina
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 18% cheaper than in Dhaka
- Cost of living in Feni is 4% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India
- Cost of living in Khulna is 44% cheaper than in Coimbra
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 50% cheaper than in Flint, Michigan
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 18% more expensive than in Delhi
- Cost of living in Rajshahi is 57% cheaper than in Lagos
- Cost of living in Rajshahi is 27% cheaper than in Los Cabos
- Cost of living in Dhaka is about the same as in Mumbai
- Cost of living in Khulna is 25% cheaper than in Kaliningrad
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 51% cheaper than in Riyadh
- Cost of living in Chittagong is 10% cheaper than in Fargo
- Cost of living in Khulna is 36% cheaper than in Kuala Lumpur
- Cost of living in Khulna is 97% cheaper than in Beirut
- Cost of living in Khulna is about the same as in Pereira
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 61% cheaper than in Kansas City, Missouri
- Cost of living in Dhaka is 10% more expensive than in Kochi
- Cost of living in Kaptaimukh is 127% more expensive than in Belford Roxo
- Cost of living in Rajshahi is 51% cheaper than in Mexico City
- Cost of living in Rajshahi is 37% cheaper than in Minsk