Bangladesh vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$388
$1355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$979
$3245
🏠 One person rent
$111
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$215
$1876
🍽️ Food expenses
$177
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.7
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$934
💸 GDP per capita
$2529
$12667
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
39
🌐 English speaking %
12%
70%
🎓 Higher education
63
12
😀 Quality of life
32
57
🏙️ Population
169M
436K

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($388) is 71% less expensive than in Maldives ($1355). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 42nd for Maldives 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 Maldives. Ranked 138th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.66
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$3.76
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$118
$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.2
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$1615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.8
$83.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.24%
13.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$902
$2661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$466
$1943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.09
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.27
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.77
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.72
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.06
$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.8
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.5
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1306
$3231

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Maldives

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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 Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1295
133K
Hulhumale
$1515
50K