Bangladesh vs Belgium - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Belgium
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$1746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1017
$4101
🏠 One person rent
$126
$922
🏘️ Family rent
$208
$1491
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$2862
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$55955
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.47
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
82.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
69
🌐 English speaking %
12%
59%
🎓 Higher education
64
96
😀 Quality of life
37
88
🏙️ Population
174M
11.9M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($422) is 76% less expensive than in Belgium ($1746). Bangladesh ranked 192nd vs 25th 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 0.4 months in Bangladesh compared to 1.6 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
$2.04
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$5.3
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$3.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$829
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$1436
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$1213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
3.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$508
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$3.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$53.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$28.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.03
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1660
$18245

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$464
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$301
929K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$287
401K
Sylhet
$321
480K
Barisal
$312
328K
Mymensingh
$282
258K
Rangpur
$308
294K
Cox's Bazar
$324
167K
Narsingdi
$352
185K
Jessore
$300
209K
Saidpur
$311
127K
Brahmanbaria
$332
268K

In Belgium

City Cost of living Population
Antwerp
$1818
529K
Ghent
$1811
265K
Brussels
$2028
196K
Liege
$1599
195K
Charleroi
$1718
204K
Schaerbeek
$1854
133K
Anderlecht
$1889
121K
Leuven
$1867
101K
Bruges
$1868
119K
Mons
$1557
95.3K
Namur
$1588
114K
Ostend
$1587
71.6K
Aalst
$1846
88.9K
La Louviere
$1720
81K
Tournai
$1617
69.6K
Kortrijk
$1560
77.7K
Hasselt
$1600
77.7K
Mechelen
$1835
86.9K
Seraing
$1624
64.3K
Roeselare
$1547
64.5K
Sint-Niklaas
$1671
80.2K
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
57.7K
Forest
$1931
56.6K
Vilvoorde
$1732
44K
Mouscron
$1514
58.2K
Dendermonde
$1571
45.7K
Verviers
$1324
55.2K
Saint-Gilles
$1876
49.7K
Genk
$1715
66.1K
Deinze
$1709
44.3K