Bangladesh vs Myanmar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Myanmar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$1635
🏠 One person rent
$132
$254
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$386
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$82.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$180
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$1359
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
4.03
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
16
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
4.5%
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
38
23
🏙️ Population
174M
54.5M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 32% less expensive than in Myanmar ($630). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 164th 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 0.5 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.3 months in Myanmar. Ranked 134th and 168th 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
$2.07
$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$15.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.03
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$1.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$427
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$27.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$43
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$1821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$9.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$12.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$6.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$3.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$13326

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$478
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
3.23M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$287
929K
Sylhet
$327
480K
Rajshahi
$289
448K
Bogra
$297
401K
Mymensingh
$278
258K
Brahmanbaria
$329
268K
Barisal
$321
328K
Jessore
$326
209K
Cox's Bazar
$321
196K
Rangpur
$307
294K
Narsingdi
$357
185K
Saidpur
$320
127K

In Myanmar

City Cost of living Population
Yangon
$656
6.87M
Mandalay
$555
1.23M
Naypyidaw
$627
1.16M
Hpa-an
$601
422K
Pathein
$721
287K
Mawlamyine
$575
289K
Bago
$610
284K
Taunggyi
$549
265K
Myitkyina
$555
243K
Myeik
$567
222K
Monywa
$534
207K
Sittwe
$583
101K