Bangladesh vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$429
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1036
$2274
🏠 One person rent
$132
$430
🏘️ Family rent
$218
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.3
$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$236
$1051
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$15893
😃 Human freedom index
5.44
5.1
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
77.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
24
31
🌐 English speaking %
6.5%
15%
🎓 Higher education
65
77
😀 Quality of life
38
59
🏙️ Population
174M
85.5M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($429) is 52% less expensive than in Turkey ($891). Bangladesh ranked 191st vs 116th for Turkey 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 1.2 months in Turkey. Ranked 134th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Turkey

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.07
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.7
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.71
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.05
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$85.3
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.1
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.71%
41.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$1801
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$672
$1046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.9
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.38
$7.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.15
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.2
$8.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.91
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.08
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.94
$2.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$2.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.82
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.88
$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.01
$6.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.2
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.8
$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$64.7
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2150
$14034

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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 Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1328
15.7M
Ankara
$1033
5.8M
Izmir
$1038
4.49M
Bursa
$866
2.9M
Antalya
$994
2.43M
Konya
$740
2.23M
Kocaeli
$824
1.85M
Gaziantep
$549
1.68M
Urfa
$582
1.99M
Diyarbakir
$608
1.73M
Kayseri
$686
1.39M
Adana
$756
1.77M
Samsun
$716
1.37M
Balikesir
$750
1.25M
Denizli
$554
1.03M
Erzurum
$448
768K
Eskisehir
$747
871K
Mersin
$836
1.04M
Trabzon
$732
824K
Van
$580
1.13M
Kahramanmaras
$646
444K
Manisa
$743
420K
Antakya
$594
378K
Izmit
$899
376K
Gebze
$634
412K
Elazig
$565
422K
Alanya
$676
364K
Sivas
$716
365K
Isparta
$506
248K
Afyonkarahisar
$641
300K