Bangladesh vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2377
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$5567
🏠 One person rent
$132
$1451
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$2409
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$3890
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$67520
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
8.81
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
78
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
38
95
🏙️ Population
174M
18M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 82% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2377). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 13th for the Netherlands 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 1.6 months in the Netherlands. Ranked 134th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$89.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$6.82
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$3.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$1172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$2061
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$52.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$6609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$4936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$30.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$7.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$60.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$2205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$11192

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs the Netherlands

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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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3165
921K
Rotterdam
$2659
664K
The Hague
$2491
548K
Utrecht
$2608
359K
Eindhoven
$2275
244K
Almere
$2399
215K
Breda
$2112
188K
Tilburg
$2247
228K
Groningen
$1938
238K
Haarlem
$2755
163K
Arnhem
$2253
164K
Nijmegen
$2152
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
159K
Leiden
$2389
124K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2159
139K
Maastricht
$2202
120K
Delft
$2424
109K
Zwolle
$1942
130K
Venlo
$1968
102K
Hilversum
$2564
91.2K
Deventer
$2082
101K
Purmerend
$2185
81.5K
Emmen
$1720
107K
Zutphen
$1768
47.4K
Roosendaal
$2087
77K
Leeuwarden
$2138
93.8K
Heerlen
$1900
86.9K
Zeist
$2407
65K
Ede
$2053
72.5K