Bangladesh vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$3634
🏠 One person rent
$109
$719
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$1248
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2732
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$52926
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.84
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
88
🌐 English speaking %
12%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
63
97
😀 Quality of life
33
90
🏙️ Population
171M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 74% less expensive than in Finland ($1521). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 30th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 138th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Finland

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$81.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$7.51
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1369
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1054
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$71.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$4844
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$3155
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$61.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$19.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$88.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$307
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$8342

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1816
676K
Espoo
$1879
315K
Tampere
$1464
255K
Turku
$1495
202K
Oulu
$1475
215K
Vantaa
$1671
248K
Jyvaskyla
$1445
148K
Joensuu
$1471
78.2K
Kuopio
$1382
124K
Hameenlinna
$1309
68.3K
Lahti
$1398
121K
Pori
$1239
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1380
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1295
73K
Kouvola
$1355
78.8K
Vaasa
$1372
69K
Seinajoki
$1225
66.3K
Lohja
$1220
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1308
51.9K
Salo
$1396
51.1K
Tuusula
$1509
41.5K
Kokkola
$1307
48.3K
Nurmijarvi
$1479
44.8K
Nokia
$1432
35.7K
Kaarina
$1450
36.4K
Jarvenpaa
$1533
46.5K
Ylojarvi
$1426
33.7K
Kerava
$1486
38.2K
Porvoo
$1327
51.5K
Kotka
$1286
50.5K