Bangladesh vs Colombia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Colombia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$1890
🏠 One person rent
$109
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$565
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$260
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$398
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$6947
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
6.95
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
73.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
39
🌐 English speaking %
12%
4.2%
🎓 Higher education
63
77
😀 Quality of life
33
36
🏙️ Population
171M
52.3M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 48% less expensive than in Colombia ($757). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 129th for Colombia 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 0.5 months in Colombia. Ranked 138th and 129th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Colombia

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Colombia as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 50 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 Colombia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$5.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.38
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$324
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$53.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
13.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$12.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$5.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$7.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$5.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$6.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$5870

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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 Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$887
8.03M
Medellin
$906
2.53M
Cali
$748
2.47M
Barranquilla
$773
1.33M
Cartagena
$760
915K
Cucuta
$562
806K
Soacha
$794
783K
Soledad
$741
676K
Pereira
$680
591K
Bucaramanga
$657
615K
Manizales
$653
454K
Bello
$839
562K
Villavicencio
$497
664K
Valledupar
$565
544K
Buenaventura
$742
424K
Ibague
$529
541K
Santa Marta
$837
516K
Pasto
$514
411K
Monteria
$645
400K
Palmira
$666
359K
Neiva
$557
380K
Barrancabermeja
$1031
300K
Floridablanca
$648
267K
Envigado
$897
229K
Armenia
$598
301K
Popayan
$477
301K
Sincelejo
$524
287K
Tulua
$513
219K
Tumaco
$571
213K
Zipaquira
$709
196K