Bangladesh vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$959
🏠 One person rent
$109
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$290
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$141
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$176
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$1365
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
5.4
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
66.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
27
🌐 English speaking %
12%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
63
60
😀 Quality of life
33
24
🏙️ Population
171M
224M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 0.9% more expensive than in Pakistan ($390). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 195th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 138th and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.13
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$111
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$71
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$159
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$63.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
19.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$717
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$6.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$4.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$5.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$0.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$3.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$13.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$2.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$15.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$40
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$1391

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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 Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$442
14.9M
Lahore
$411
11.1M
Faisalabad
$306
3.2M
Peshawar
$346
1.97M
Gujranwala
$308
2.03M
Multan
$392
1.87M
Rawalpindi
$401
2.1M
Islamabad
$442
1.01M
Quetta
$266
1M
Hyderabad
$334
1.73M
Sialkot
$281
592K
Bahawalpur
$342
762K
Sargodha
$458
660K
Sheikhupura
$374
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$297
399K
Sukkur
$339
500K
Larkana
$338
491K
Mardan
$366
368K
Okara
$300
232K
Jhang
$292
414K
Wah
$382
259K
Mingora
$364
280K
Kamoke
$321
231K
Gujrat
$373
391K
Sahiwal
$305
248K
Chiniot
$389
478K
Nawabshah
$325
263K
Jacobabad
$325
201K
Kohat
$379
171K
Khanewal
$361
165K