Australia vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$1122
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$110
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$247
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$275
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$2688
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
5.51
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
72.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
24
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
12%
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
25.7M
169M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 443% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($423). Australia ranked 10th vs 192nd 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 1.6 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 6th 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
$14.6
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$9.03
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$4.65
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$95.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$58.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$297
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$164
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$945
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$2.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$7.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$2.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$49.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$1330

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$456
16.8M
Chittagong
$362
2.58M
Khulna
$342
1.4M
Narayanganj
$446
1.57M
Sylhet
$312
480K
Bogra
$315
401K
Rajshahi
$293
448K
Barisal
$324
328K
Narsingdi
$303
185K
Jessore
$310
202K
Rangpur
$325
294K
Cox's Bazar
$389
167K
Mymensingh
$290
258K
Brahmanbaria
$342
268K
Saidpur
$337
127K