Bangladesh vs China - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh China
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1071
$1849
🏠 One person rent
$139
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$69.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$813
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$12720
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
5.22
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
78.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
45
🌐 English speaking %
12%
0.7%
🎓 Higher education
64
90
😀 Quality of life
35
50
🏙️ Population
169M
1.44B

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($432) is 36% less expensive than in China ($678). Bangladesh ranked 190th vs 135th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangladesh compared to 1.2 months in China. Ranked 135th and 80th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs China

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and China as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 544 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 China
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$1.42
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$55.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.75%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$4688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$501
$2774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$19.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$4.11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.3
$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$5.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.1
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1211
$14240

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$487
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Khulna
$310
1.4M
Narayanganj
$321
1.57M
Sylhet
$316
480K
Rajshahi
$318
448K
Bogra
$293
401K
Barisal
$306
328K
Narsingdi
$268
185K
Jessore
$294
202K
Cox's Bazar
$388
167K
Rangpur
$357
294K
Mymensingh
$299
258K
Brahmanbaria
$307
268K
Saidpur
$290
127K

In China

City Cost of living Population
Beijing
$1116
21.9M
Shanghai
$1165
24.9M
Shenzhen
$995
17.5M
Hong Kong
$2733
7.41M
Chongqing
$753
32.1M
Guangzhou
$755
18.7M
Chengdu
$656
20.9M
Tianjin
$718
13.9M
Xi'an
$550
13M
Suzhou
$1144
12.7M
Hangzhou
$827
11.9M
Nantong
$785
7.73M
Baoding
$474
11.5M
Wuhan
$637
12.3M
Wuxi
$714
7.46M
Foshan
$600
9.5M
Nanjing
$736
9.31M
Quanzhou
$776
8.78M
Hefei
$647
9.37M
Shijiazhuang
$489
10.6M
Dongguan
$621
10.5M
Bijie
$612
6.9M
Changchun
$588
9.07M
Jieyang
$932
6.09M
Qingdao
$648
10.1M
Ganzhou
$811
8.97M
Ningbo
$810
9.4M
Guiyang
$569
5.99M
Yantai
$568
7.1M
Zhengzhou
$495
12.6M