Bangladesh vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangladesh Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$413
$616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$998
$1586
🏠 One person rent
$123
$295
🏘️ Family rent
$200
$510
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$200
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.5
$50.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$276
$434
💸 GDP per capita
$2593
$4717
😃 Human freedom index
5.52
5.43
❤️ Life expectancy
74.7
74.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
23
40
🌐 English speaking %
12%
16%
🎓 Higher education
63
56
😀 Quality of life
35
45
🏙️ Population
171M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($413) is 33% less expensive than in Vietnam ($616). Bangladesh ranked 193rd vs 163rd for Vietnam 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 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 135th and 97th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangladesh vs Vietnam

We calculate prices for Bangladesh and Vietnam as a population-weighted mean of 15 and 38 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 Vietnam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.8
$22.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.31
$0.92
 Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$130
$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.1
$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$261
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$154
$590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.2
$44.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$8.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.52%
8.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$492
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$8.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.09
$5.57
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.52
$9.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.03
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$1.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.83
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.86
$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.3
$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.82
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$30.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.02
$5.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$19
$40
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43.4
$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1786
$12310

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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 Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$727
9.39M
Hanoi
$653
8.44M
Haiphong
$593
2.09M
Da Nang
$590
1.22M
Bien Hoa
$413
1.1M
Hai Duong
$561
507K
Vung Tau
$480
357K
Can Tho
$437
1.25M
Vinh
$575
490K
Bac Ninh
$510
520K
Hue
$372
653K
Thanh Hoa
$582
393K
Nam Dinh
$585
352K
Ha Tinh
$549
380K
Ha Long
$586
270K
Nha Trang
$521
392K
Thai Nguyen
$573
330K
Buon Ma Thuot
$521
340K
Thu Dau Mot
$521
322K
Thai Binh
$578
268K
Viet Tri
$593
278K
Qui Nhon
$504
311K
Ca Mau
$507
315K
Phan Thiet
$495
205K
Da Lat
$578
204K
Cam Pha
$577
156K
Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$530
196K
Long Xuyen
$497
279K
Rach Gia
$516
251K
Phu Quoc
$509
179K