Bangladesh vs East Timor - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangladesh East Timor
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1100
$1272
🏠 One person rent
$156
$232
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$404
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$208
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$28
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$402
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$2358
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
7.27
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
42
🌐 English speaking %
12%
9%
🎓 Higher education
64
11
😀 Quality of life
36
38
🏙️ Population
169M
1.3M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($455) is 13% less expensive than in East Timor ($523). Bangladesh ranked 186th vs 178th for East Timor 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 0.8 months in East Timor. Ranked 136th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs East Timor

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and East Timor as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 4 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 East Timor
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$1.71
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$99.2
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$435
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.83%
11.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$971
$1350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$16.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.44
$6.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$6.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$7.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$2.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$31.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.7
$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1325
$4071

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs East Timor

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$512
16.8M
Chittagong
$378
2.58M
Khulna
$300
1.4M
Sylhet
$328
480K
Narayanganj
$363
1.57M
Rajshahi
$306
448K
Bogra
$325
401K
Barisal
$307
328K
Narsingdi
$279
185K
Jessore
$334
202K
Rangpur
$352
294K
Cox's Bazar
$472
167K
Mymensingh
$293
258K
Brahmanbaria
$336
268K
Saidpur
$327
127K

In East Timor

City Cost of living Population
Dili
$524
222K
Maliana
$517
15.8K
Baucau
$516
15K
Ainaro
$517
5.45K