Australia vs Bangladesh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Bangladesh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2121
$394
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4963
$997
🏠 One person rent
$1235
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$216
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3791
$256
💸 GDP per capita
$64821
$2551
😃 Human freedom index
8.8
5.52
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
77
23
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
12%
🎓 Higher education
98
63
😀 Quality of life
95
33
🏙️ Population
26.5M
171M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2121) is 439% more expensive than in Bangladesh ($394). Australia ranked 12th vs 194th 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 1.8 months in Australia compared to 0.7 months in Bangladesh. Ranked 3rd and 138th 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
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.26
$4.2
 Cappuccino
$3.38
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$112
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$67
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2515
$262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1692
$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$19.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$30.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.8
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7979
$872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5396
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$4.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.79
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.79
$2.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$6.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$2.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.8
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.42
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.25
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.28
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$16.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.4
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.1
$18.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$40.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$42.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14725
$1451

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2539
4.84M
Melbourne
$2194
5.03M
Brisbane
$2016
2.71M
Perth
$2075
2.14M
Adelaide
$1978
1.39M
Gold Coast
$2239
608K
Canberra
$2023
381K
Wollongong
$1416
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1709
284K
Ipswich
$1677
233K
Hobart
$2106
197K
Townsville
$1667
174K
Geelong
$1981
180K
Newcastle
$1448
153K
Darwin
$1617
140K
Cairns
$1335
147K
Ballarat
$1390
116K
Bunbury
$1643
75.2K
Toowoomba
$1504
108K
Bendigo
$1291
103K
Melton
$1668
76.3K
Launceston
$1651
80.9K
Coffs Harbour
$1963
74.2K
Rockhampton
$1411
63.2K
Pakenham
$1654
54.1K
Tarneit
$1625
56.4K
Hervey Bay
$1638
57.7K
Berwick
$1643
50.3K
Frankston
$1671
37.3K
Kalgoorlie
$1440
30.8K

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$430
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$309
968K
Khulna
$303
929K
Sylhet
$305
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$280
401K
Barisal
$287
328K
Mymensingh
$264
258K
Jessore
$289
202K
Rangpur
$296
294K
Cox's Bazar
$323
167K
Narsingdi
$295
185K
Saidpur
$296
127K
Brahmanbaria
$297
268K