Bangladesh vs Palau - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangladesh Palau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$1161
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1100
$2753
🏠 One person rent
$156
$587
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$1092
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$660
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$12084
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
6.4
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
69.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
49
🌐 English speaking %
12%
92.5%
🎓 Higher education
64
1
😀 Quality of life
36
49
🏙️ Population
169M
21.7K

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($455) is 61% less expensive than in Palau ($1161). Bangladesh ranked 186th vs 54th for Palau in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.6 months in Palau. Ranked 136th and 84th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Palau

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Palau as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 2 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 Palau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.15
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$7.01
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$99.2
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$80.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.83%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$971
$1330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$1000
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.44
$9.35
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$2.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$8.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$69.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$50.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.7
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1325
$5664

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$512
16.8M
Chittagong
$378
2.58M
Khulna
$300
1.4M
Sylhet
$328
480K
Narayanganj
$363
1.57M
Rajshahi
$306
448K
Bogra
$325
401K
Barisal
$307
328K
Narsingdi
$279
185K
Jessore
$334
202K
Rangpur
$352
294K
Cox's Bazar
$472
167K
Mymensingh
$293
258K
Brahmanbaria
$336
268K
Saidpur
$327
127K

In Palau

City Cost of living Population
Melekeok
$1161
299
Ngerulmud
$1161
271