Bangladesh vs Brazil - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Brazil
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$681
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$1754
🏠 One person rent
$109
$296
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$524
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$419
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$10295
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
7.18
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
73.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
34
🌐 English speaking %
12%
5.6%
🎓 Higher education
63
92
😀 Quality of life
33
39
🏙️ Population
171M
203M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 42% less expensive than in Brazil ($681). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 145th for Brazil 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 0.6 months in Brazil. Ranked 138th and 117th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Brazil

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Brazil as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 385 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 Brazil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$5.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$76.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
11.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1448
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$7.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$8.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$7.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$20.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$45.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$7.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$70.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$8287

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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 Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$976
11.5M
Rio de Janeiro
$916
6.21M
Brasilia
$765
2.82M
Manaus
$764
2.06M
Salvador
$705
2.42M
Belo Horizonte
$768
2.32M
Curitiba
$755
1.77M
Campinas
$759
1.21M
Santo Andre
$618
749K
Recife
$671
1.49M
Porto Alegre
$752
1.33M
Fortaleza
$745
2.43M
Belem
$755
1.3M
Uberlandia
$630
713K
Goiania
$665
1.44M
Guarulhos
$662
1.32M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
697K
Campo Grande
$588
898K
Joinville
$662
616K
Ribeirao Preto
$647
699K
Sao Luis
$710
1.04M
Maceio
$667
958K
Joao Pessoa
$615
834K
Duque de Caxias
$614
887K
Teresina
$557
868K
Florianopolis
$857
537K
Osasco
$661
729K
Niteroi
$718
497K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
811K
Aracaju
$527
633K