Bangladesh vs Tonga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Tonga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$432
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1071
$1811
🏠 One person rent
$139
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$264
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$183
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.7
$24.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$254
$779
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$4426
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
5.6
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
71
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
50
🌐 English speaking %
12%
30%
🎓 Higher education
64
1
😀 Quality of life
35
46
🏙️ Population
169M
108K

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($432) is 41% less expensive than in Tonga ($727). Bangladesh ranked 190th vs 126th for Tonga 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 1.1 months in Tonga. Ranked 135th and 92nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Tonga

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Tonga 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 Tonga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.92
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.1
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.62
$4.17
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.9
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$331
$455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.5
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.9
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.75%
11.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$501
$845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.2
$20.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.66
$7.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.97
$7.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.3
$7.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.3
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.2
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.43
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$20.1
$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.8
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.1
$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1211
$4054

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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 Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$727
23.2K
Mua
$730
5K