Australia vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2425
$434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5719
$1043
🏠 One person rent
$1445
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$2426
$223
🍽️ Food expenses
$589
$197
🚐 Transport expenses
$239
$66
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4122
$185
💸 GDP per capita
$64604
$2593
😃 Human freedom index
8.79
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
83.1
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
24
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
12%
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
96
38
🏙️ Population
27.2M
174M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2425) is 459% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($434). Australia ranked 12th vs 191st for Bangladesh in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Australia compared to 0.4 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 4th and 135th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Bangladesh

We calculate prices for Australia and Bangladesh as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 15 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Bangladesh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$11.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$4.45
 Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1653
$144
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2975
$305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2074
$175
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$23.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$35.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.88%
10.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8768
$997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.04
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.1
$4.29
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.46
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.5
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.52
$3.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$17.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.4
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$22
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.8
$19.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$42.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2052
$55.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19056
$1889

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Melbourne
$2496
5.35M
Sydney
$2844
5.45M
Brisbane
$2269
2.71M
Perth
$2448
2.14M
Adelaide
$2338
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2528
608K
Canberra
$2223
381K
Wollongong
$1695
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1835
284K
Ipswich
$1813
233K
Hobart
$2308
197K
Townsville
$1839
174K
Geelong
$2217
180K
Darwin
$1861
140K
Newcastle
$1997
153K
Cairns
$1695
147K
Ballarat
$1604
116K
Bunbury
$1838
75.2K
Bendigo
$1487
103K
Toowoomba
$1766
108K
Launceston
$1753
80.9K
Melton
$1906
76.3K
Rockhampton
$1635
63.2K
Hervey Bay
$1864
57.7K
Tarneit
$1822
56.4K
Blacktown
$1710
51K
Orange
$1477
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1727
70.5K
Gladstone
$1640
34.7K
Wagga Wagga
$1583
49.7K

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$481
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Narayanganj
$351
968K
Khulna
$296
929K
Rajshahi
$281
448K
Sylhet
$327
480K
Bogra
$293
401K
Barisal
$314
328K
Mymensingh
$287
258K
Rangpur
$307
294K
Jessore
$314
209K
Cox's Bazar
$324
167K
Narsingdi
$350
185K
Saidpur
$320
127K
Brahmanbaria
$325
268K