Bangladesh vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$2279
🏠 One person rent
$109
$475
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$1184
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$139
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
5.61
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
53.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
26
🌐 English speaking %
12%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
63
61
😀 Quality of life
33
10
🏙️ Population
171M
211M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 54% less expensive than in Nigeria ($865). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 107th for Nigeria 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 0.2 months in Nigeria. Ranked 138th and 189th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 33 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 Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$0.86
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$594
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1646
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$1306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$1105
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$4.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$4.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$1.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$1.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$27.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$1.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$18.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$57.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$84.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$1810

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Nigeria

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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 Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1113
15.1M
Kano
$553
4.35M
Abuja
$1502
1.69M
Ibadan
$776
2.55M
Port Harcourt
$679
3.33M
Benin
$558
1.78M
Onitsha
$972
1.48M
Maiduguri
$609
1.2M
Akure
$634
848K
Kaduna
$371
760K
Enugu
$462
1.03M
Ilorin
$535
848K
Bauchi
$759
694K
Ife
$779
502K
Owerri
$1611
908K
Aba
$621
1.16M
Abeokuta
$1030
889K
Jos
$820
623K
Gusau
$587
383K
Zaria
$526
408K
Ado Ekiti
$666
447K
Minna
$743
322K
Katsina
$579
318K
Sokoto
$426
428K
Oyo
$677
387K
Calabar
$384
371K
Owo
$651
222K
Awka
$805
302K
Umuahia
$883
359K
Warri
$881
363K