Bangladesh vs France - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh France
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1542
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$3796
🏠 One person rent
$109
$799
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$2516
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$44691
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.21
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
82.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
67
🌐 English speaking %
12%
57.3%
🎓 Higher education
63
86
😀 Quality of life
33
84
🏙️ Population
171M
68.4M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 74% less expensive than in France ($1542). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 27th for France 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 1.6 months in France. Ranked 138th and 24th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs France

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and France as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 151 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 France
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$6.49
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$787
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$618
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$5861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$7.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$18.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$673
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$10898

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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 France

City Cost of living Population
Paris
$2267
2.15M
Marseille
$1571
877K
Lyon
$1570
521K
Toulouse
$1499
512K
Nice
$1673
354K
Nantes
$1440
325K
Strasbourg
$1403
292K
Montpellier
$1472
307K
Bordeaux
$1529
265K
Lille
$1391
239K
Rennes
$1339
228K
Boulogne-Billancourt
$2081
120K
Amiens
$1192
135K
Villeurbanne
$1567
162K
Angers
$1275
158K
Clermont-Ferrand
$1299
148K
Nanterre
$1660
98.1K
Le Mans
$1201
145K
Orleans
$1182
116K
Rueil-Malmaison
$1637
80.8K
Aix-en-Provence
$1568
148K
Grenoble
$1434
156K
Toulon
$1308
181K
Argenteuil
$1752
107K
Saint-Etienne
$1081
173K
Reims
$1329
178K
Nimes
$1231
150K
Saint-Denis
$1726
115K
Brest
$1078
141K
Le Havre
$1123
166K