Bangladesh vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$3270
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$7945
🏠 One person rent
$132
$1915
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$3289
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$936
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$7446
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
80
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
38.7%
🎓 Higher education
65
99
😀 Quality of life
38
100
🏙️ Population
174M
9.01M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 87% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3270). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.3 months in Switzerland. Ranked 134th and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$30.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$109
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$18.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$9.37
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$6.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$5.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$2006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$1610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$3775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$2961
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$58.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$16647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$8785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$44.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$2.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$8.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$27.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$43.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$18.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$4.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$4.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$46.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$137
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$2583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$27660

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Cities Comparison in Bangladesh vs Switzerland

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3857
452K
Geneva
$3658
209K
Basel
$3034
176K
Lausanne
$3134
145K
Bern
$2857
137K
Winterthur
$3267
120K
Lucerne
$3321
86.2K
St. Gallen
$3120
78.9K
Lugano
$2763
63.5K
Biel/Bienne
$2543
55.9K
Schaffhausen
$2611
39K
Neuchatel
$2868
45.3K
Koniz
$2907
43K
Bellinzona
$3160
45.3K
Altstetten
$3514
36.9K
Fribourg
$2891
39.2K
Chur
$2850
39.2K
Lancy
$3344
37.3K
Thun
$2711
43.9K
Uster
$3239
36.8K
Vernier
$3400
34.8K
Zug
$4491
32.1K
Montreux
$3393
27K
Sion
$2468
37.2K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3126
30.3K
Baden
$3312
23.9K
Emmen
$3288
29.3K
Dietikon
$3348
26.9K
Riehen
$3587
22.5K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2554
37.6K