Bangladesh vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$422
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1017
$1747
🏠 One person rent
$126
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$208
$536
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.4
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$180
$706
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$9310
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
7.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
40
🌐 English speaking %
12%
5%
🎓 Higher education
64
66
😀 Quality of life
37
57
🏙️ Population
174M
1.79M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($422) is 43% less expensive than in North Macedonia ($741). Bangladesh ranked 192nd vs 136th for North Macedonia 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 1 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 138th and 75th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.04
$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.9
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$5.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$133
$299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.2
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$272
$548
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$163
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.4
$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
4.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$862
$1969
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$508
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$5.87
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.05
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.81
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.04
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.83
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.03
$4.38
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.4
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48
$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1660
$3130

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs North Macedonia

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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 North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$849
423K
Bitola
$667
69.3K
Tetovo
$720
63.2K
Kumanovo
$642
70.8K
Prilep
$592
63.3K
Ohrid
$697
38.8K
Veles
$572
40.7K
Strumica
$670
33.8K
Stip
$575
42K
Kavadarci
$595
32K