Bangladesh vs Ireland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Ireland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$2547
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$979
$5588
🏠 One person rent
$111
$1679
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$2855
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$3457
💸 GDP per capita
$2529
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
8.79
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
77
🌐 English speaking %
12%
98.4%
🎓 Higher education
63
88
😀 Quality of life
32
93
🏙️ Population
169M
5.15M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($388) is 85% less expensive than in Ireland ($2547). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 8th for Ireland 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 1.4 months in Ireland. Ranked 138th and 6th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Ireland

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Ireland as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 12 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 Ireland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$89.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$7.04
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$118
$1684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.2
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$2445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.24%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$5998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$466
$4727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$23
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$4.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$7.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$6.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$3.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$58.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$71.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.5
$1228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1306
$8181

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$428
16.8M
Chittagong
$312
2.58M
Narayanganj
$301
968K
Khulna
$339
1.4M
Sylhet
$296
480K
Rajshahi
$279
448K
Bogra
$282
401K
Barisal
$295
328K
Narsingdi
$271
185K
Jessore
$290
202K
Cox's Bazar
$325
167K
Rangpur
$298
294K
Mymensingh
$256
258K
Saidpur
$293
127K
Brahmanbaria
$290
268K

In Ireland

City Cost of living Population
Dublin
$2810
593K
Cork
$2459
222K
Galway
$2427
83.5K
Limerick
$2066
62.7K
Waterford
$2207
48.4K
Swords
$2528
36.9K
Drogheda
$2492
41K
Naas
$2362
21.4K
Dundalk
$1930
39K
Kilkenny
$1933
22.2K
Tralee
$1740
26.1K
Wexford
$1854
20.2K