Bangladesh vs Nicaragua - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Nicaragua
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$732
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1017
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$126
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$208
$443
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$30.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$204
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$2848
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
5.27
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
74.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
14
🌐 English speaking %
12%
1%
🎓 Higher education
64
30
😀 Quality of life
37
29
🏙️ Population
174M
6.92M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($422) is 42% less expensive than in Nicaragua ($732). Bangladesh ranked 192nd vs 140th for Nicaragua in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.3 months in Nicaragua. Ranked 138th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Nicaragua

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$5.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$1.34
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$493
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.4
$54
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$83.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$37.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$508
$580
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$5.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$5.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$2.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$7.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.03
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48
$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1660
$7030

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$464
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Narayanganj
$348
968K
Khulna
$301
929K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$287
401K
Sylhet
$321
480K
Barisal
$312
328K
Mymensingh
$282
258K
Rangpur
$308
294K
Cox's Bazar
$324
167K
Narsingdi
$352
185K
Jessore
$300
209K
Saidpur
$311
127K
Brahmanbaria
$332
268K

In Nicaragua

City Cost of living Population
Managua
$760
937K
Leon
$735
174K
Chinandega
$770
122K
Masaya
$790
140K
Esteli
$682
112K
Matagalpa
$673
133K
Jinotega
$467
99.4K
Granada
$698
105K
Juigalpa
$768
51.8K
San Juan del Sur
$864
14.7K