Bangladesh vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$2371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$5152
🏠 One person rent
$132
$1291
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$2051
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$772
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$4170
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
81
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
65
94
😀 Quality of life
38
95
🏙️ Population
174M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 82% less expensive than in Norway ($2371). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 14th for Norway 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 134th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Norway

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Norway 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$23.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$15.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$4.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$1019
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$1706
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$7890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$5324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$79.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$3.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$17.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$9.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$60.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$42.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$11440

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Norway

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2839
718K
Bergen
$2336
291K
Trondheim
$2470
199K
Stavanger
$2617
152K
Baerum
$2227
133K
Asker
$2231
102K
Drammen
$1935
106K
Lillestrom
$2384
96.8K
Tromso
$2561
79.9K
Sandnes
$2178
85.8K
Fredrikstad
$2401
86.2K
Kristiansand
$1840
67.9K
Tonsberg
$2071
60.2K
Skien
$1984
56.9K
Moss
$2084
53.2K
Alesund
$2021
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2157
48.8K
Karmoy
$1798
44K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.6K
Arendal
$1980
37.8K
Bodo
$1993
43.5K
Hamar
$2092
30.5K
Porsgrunn
$2002
37.4K
Molde
$2101
33.3K
Gjovik
$2236
31.4K
Halden
$1855
32.1K
Kongsberg
$2156
29.2K
Jessheim
$2281
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1944
24.5K
Larvik
$2029
27.7K