Bangladesh vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$4195
🏠 One person rent
$123
$937
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$1592
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$276
$3264
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$55800
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
75
🌐 English speaking %
12%
56.3%
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
35
91
🏙️ Population
171M
83.6M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($413) is 77% less expensive than in Germany ($1778). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 24th for Germany 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 Germany. Ranked 135th and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Germany

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 662 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 Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$5.09
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$875
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.1
$671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$261
$1733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$270
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.52%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$5915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$492
$4432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$62.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.09
$27.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.3
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.82
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$71.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$95.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1786
$14925

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$456
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$318
968K
Khulna
$297
929K
Sylhet
$308
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$288
401K
Barisal
$310
328K
Mymensingh
$277
258K
Jessore
$291
209K
Rangpur
$299
294K
Cox's Bazar
$321
167K
Narsingdi
$305
185K
Saidpur
$302
127K
Brahmanbaria
$326
268K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2239
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2184
1.91M
Munich
$2464
1.51M
Frankfurt
$2223
776K
Cologne
$1973
1.09M
Dusseldorf
$2011
631K
Stuttgart
$2229
633K
Essen
$1573
587K
Dortmund
$1632
595K
Bremen City
$1744
577K
Nuremberg
$1828
526K
Dresden
$1571
566K
Leipzig
$1712
620K
Hanover
$1964
548K
Mannheim
$1804
317K
Duisburg
$1358
504K
Bielefeld
$1654
338K
Wuppertal
$1494
359K
Munster
$1907
323K
Bonn
$1838
336K
Braunschweig
$1531
252K
Bochum
$1583
366K
Augsburg
$1998
303K
Karlsruhe
$1956
310K
Wiesbaden
$1972
286K
Aachen
$1689
253K
Freiburg im Breisgau
$1769
237K
Monchengladbach
$1688
269K
Mainz
$1871
223K
Erfurt
$1534
215K