Bangladesh vs Eritrea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Eritrea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$109
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$427
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$41.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$388
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$689
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
4.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
66.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
13
🌐 English speaking %
12%
0%
🎓 Higher education
63
12
😀 Quality of life
33
7
🏙️ Population
171M
3.5M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 23% less expensive than in Eritrea ($514). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 181st for Eritrea 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 0.8 months in Eritrea. Ranked 138th and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Eritrea

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Eritrea 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 Eritrea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$57.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
12.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1550
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$927
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$11.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$5.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$59.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$80.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$2743

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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 Eritrea

City Cost of living Population
Asmara
$520
963K
Keren
$488
120K
Massawa
$486
39.8K
Mendefera
$487
28.5K