Bangladesh vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$2070
🏠 One person rent
$109
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$807
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$305
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$1233
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
3.97
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
67.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
16
🌐 English speaking %
12%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
63
19
😀 Quality of life
33
20
🏙️ Population
171M
53.4M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 43% less expensive than in Myanmar ($694). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 140th for Myanmar 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 0.4 months in Myanmar. Ranked 138th and 167th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Myanmar

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Myanmar 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 Myanmar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$15.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$909
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
9.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$9.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$9.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$3.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$2.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$12264

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Myanmar

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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 Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$705
6.87M
Mandalay
$710
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$701
1.16M
Hpa-an
$610
422K
Bago
$650
284K
Pathein
$778
287K
Taunggyi
$660
265K
Myitkyina
$683
243K
Mawlamyine
$569
254K
Monywa
$661
207K
Myeik
$576
222K
Sittwe
$678
101K