Bangladesh vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$997
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$109
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$216
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$256
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$2551
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
67
🌐 English speaking %
12%
30%
🎓 Higher education
63
89
😀 Quality of life
33
78
🏙️ Population
171M
23.4M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($394) is 59% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). Bangladesh ranked 194th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 138th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.77
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.2
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$67
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$262
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$150
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.7
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.5
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$872
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.21
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.73
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.87
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.8
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.21
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.21
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.8
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.9
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$42.3
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1451
$16067

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$430
16.8M
Chittagong
$351
2.58M
Narayanganj
$309
968K
Khulna
$303
929K
Sylhet
$305
480K
Rajshahi
$274
448K
Bogra
$280
401K
Barisal
$287
328K
Mymensingh
$264
258K
Jessore
$289
202K
Rangpur
$296
294K
Cox's Bazar
$323
167K
Narsingdi
$295
185K
Saidpur
$296
127K
Brahmanbaria
$297
268K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K