Bangladesh vs Suriname - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Suriname
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$999
$2119
🏠 One person rent
$122
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$201
$508
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$422
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.7
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$277
$267
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$5494
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
7.29
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
40
🌐 English speaking %
12%
87.1%
🎓 Higher education
63
28
😀 Quality of life
35
43
🏙️ Population
171M
563K

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($413) is 53% less expensive than in Suriname ($880). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 114th for Suriname 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 0.3 months in Suriname. Ranked 135th and 106th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Suriname

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Suriname 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 Suriname
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$8.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.8
$195
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$260
$1067
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$155
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.2
$37.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.56%
16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$842
$487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$491
$418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.06
$23.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.59
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$5.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$5.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.3
$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.84
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$36.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.9
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.2
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1783
$1939

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In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$456
16.8M
Chittagong
$352
2.58M
Narayanganj
$318
968K
Khulna
$297
929K
Sylhet
$307
480K
Rajshahi
$273
448K
Bogra
$288
401K
Barisal
$309
328K
Mymensingh
$277
258K
Jessore
$292
209K
Rangpur
$298
294K
Cox's Bazar
$321
167K
Narsingdi
$306
185K
Saidpur
$302
127K
Brahmanbaria
$326
268K

In Suriname

City Cost of living Population
Paramaribo
$881
224K
Nieuw Nickerie
$858
12.8K