Bangladesh vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1071
$2697
🏠 One person rent
$139
$679
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$1175
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$50.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$1083
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$24275
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
8.2
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
81.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
62
🌐 English speaking %
12%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
64
87
😀 Quality of life
35
75
🏙️ Population
169M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($432) is 63% less expensive than in Portugal ($1160). Bangladesh ranked 190th vs 53rd for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 135th and 37th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$9.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$2.06
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$531
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$1308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.75%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$2916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$501
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$5.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$6.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$5.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$7.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$13.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$72.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$71.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.1
$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1211
$7832

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Portugal

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$487
16.8M
Chittagong
$358
2.58M
Khulna
$310
1.4M
Narayanganj
$321
1.57M
Sylhet
$316
480K
Rajshahi
$318
448K
Bogra
$293
401K
Barisal
$306
328K
Narsingdi
$268
185K
Jessore
$294
202K
Cox's Bazar
$388
167K
Rangpur
$357
294K
Mymensingh
$299
258K
Brahmanbaria
$307
268K
Saidpur
$290
127K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1610
546K
Sintra
$1315
378K
Porto
$1316
238K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1143
302K
Odivelas
$1208
145K
Cascais
$1588
206K
Matosinhos
$1194
175K
Braga
$1126
181K
Gondomar
$1090
168K
Almada
$1410
177K
Amadora
$1255
175K
Seixal
$839
158K
Oeiras
$1375
172K
Coimbra
$1061
143K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1010
139K
Loures
$1184
205K
Leiria
$1228
127K
Guimaraes
$1138
158K
Maia
$1104
135K
Setubal
$1212
123K
Funchal
$1197
112K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$921
134K
Amora
$1225
48.6K
Sesimbra
$1173
52.5K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1127
137K
Viseu
$976
99.3K
Vila do Conde
$886
79.5K
Barcelos
$772
120K
Valongo
$1070
93.9K
Amarante
$942
56.3K