Bangladesh vs Jamaica - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Jamaica
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$3001
🏠 One person rent
$109
$548
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$98.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$781
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$6840
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
7.8
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
70.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
44
🌐 English speaking %
12%
97.6%
🎓 Higher education
63
70
😀 Quality of life
33
40
🏙️ Population
171M
2.7M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 67% less expensive than in Jamaica ($1183). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 57th for Jamaica 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 0.7 months in Jamaica. Ranked 138th and 116th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Jamaica

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Jamaica as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 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 Jamaica
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$351
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1523
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$2192
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$6.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$5.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$8.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$6.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$71.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$24.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$9.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$2674

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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 Jamaica

City Cost of living Population
Kingston
$1378
580K
Spanish Town
$787
131K
Half Way Tree
$1197
96.5K
Montego Bay
$1014
124K
May Pen
$877
61.5K
Mandeville
$1000
48.3K
Old Harbour
$870
28.7K
Linstead
$1063
22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
22.6K
Port Antonio
$1170
14.8K