Bangladesh vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$3592
🏠 One person rent
$109
$807
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$1313
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$78.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2610
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$54701
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
69
🌐 English speaking %
12%
59%
🎓 Higher education
63
96
😀 Quality of life
33
87
🏙️ Population
171M
11.6M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 74% less expensive than in Belgium ($1528). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 29th for Belgium in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangladesh compared to 1.7 months in Belgium. Ranked 138th and 19th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Belgium

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Belgium as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 91 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.

Bangladesh Belgium
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$4.57
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$727
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$614
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$48.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$3895
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$9.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$89.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$14161

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1640
529K
Ghent
$1559
265K
Brussels
$1816
196K
Liege
$1399
195K
Charleroi
$1368
204K
Schaerbeek
$1651
133K
Anderlecht
$1667
121K
Leuven
$1683
101K
Mouscron
$1351
58.2K
Bruges
$1514
119K
Mons
$1391
95.3K
Namur
$1350
114K
Aalst
$1663
88.9K
Ostend
$1314
71.6K
La Louviere
$1503
81K
Tournai
$1545
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1342
77.7K
Hasselt
$1432
77.7K
Mechelen
$1541
86.9K
Braine-l'Alleud
$1615
39.8K
Seraing
$1393
64.3K
Sint-Niklaas
$1514
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
57.7K
Vilvoorde
$1539
44K
Forest
$1692
56.6K
Roeselare
$1327
64.5K
Dendermonde
$1446
45.7K
Genk
$1422
66.1K
Saint-Gilles
$1663
49.7K
Verviers
$1182
55.2K