Bangladesh vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$537
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$123
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.5
$71.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$276
$74.2
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$847
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
3.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
72.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
12
🌐 English speaking %
12%
4%
🎓 Higher education
63
38
😀 Quality of life
35
12
🏙️ Population
171M
23.9M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($413) is 23% less expensive than in Syria ($537). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 177th for Syria 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 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 135th and 188th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Syria

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 10 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 Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.1
$95.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$261
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$79.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.52%
13.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1292
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$492
$534
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$9.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.09
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$5.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$3.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$0.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$0.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.3
$12.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.82
$2.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$3.81
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$23.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45
$51.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1786
$2051

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$456
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$318
968K
Khulna
$297
929K
Sylhet
$308
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$288
401K
Barisal
$310
328K
Mymensingh
$277
258K
Jessore
$291
209K
Rangpur
$299
294K
Cox's Bazar
$321
167K
Narsingdi
$305
185K
Saidpur
$302
127K
Brahmanbaria
$326
268K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$671
2.69M
Aleppo
$533
2M
Homs
$373
775K
Latakia
$449
700K
Hama
$406
697K
Raqqa
$469
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$472
272K
Al-Hasakah
$455
188K
Qamishli
$448
184K
Idlib
$517
165K