Bangladesh vs Vietnam - Cost of Living Comparison

Bangladesh Vietnam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$455
$628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1100
$1830
🏠 One person rent
$156
$287
🏘️ Family rent
$277
$684
🍽️ Food expenses
$190
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.1
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$257
$466
💸 GDP per capita
$2688
$4164
😃 Human freedom index
5.51
5.64
❤️ Life expectancy
72.4
73.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
25
42
🌐 English speaking %
12%
16%
🎓 Higher education
64
55
😀 Quality of life
36
49
🏙️ Population
169M
96.2M

The average cost of living in Bangladesh ($455) is 28% less expensive than in Vietnam ($628). Bangladesh ranked 186th vs 147th 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 0.6 months in Bangladesh compared to 0.7 months in Vietnam. Ranked 136th and 85th 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
$2.15
$2.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$0.94
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$99.2
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$853
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.8
$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.83%
10.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$971
$2892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$483
$1449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.4
$7.36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.44
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.62
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.2
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.44
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$3.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.78
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.04
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.56
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.96
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.65
$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20.3
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.4
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$37
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.7
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1325
$13424

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bangladesh

City Cost of living Population
Dhaka
$512
16.8M
Chittagong
$378
2.58M
Khulna
$300
1.4M
Sylhet
$328
480K
Narayanganj
$363
1.57M
Rajshahi
$306
448K
Bogra
$325
401K
Barisal
$307
328K
Narsingdi
$279
185K
Jessore
$334
202K
Rangpur
$352
294K
Cox's Bazar
$472
167K
Mymensingh
$293
258K
Brahmanbaria
$336
268K
Saidpur
$327
127K

In Vietnam

City Cost of living Population
Ho Chi Minh
$725
10.4M
Hanoi
$639
8.25M
Haiphong
$666
2.1M
Bien Hoa
$522
1.1M
Da Nang
$581
1.23M
Nam Dinh
$523
352K
Bac Ninh
$533
520K
Can Tho
$458
1.24M
Vinh
$587
490K
Thanh Hoa
$655
393K
Hai Duong
$587
507K
Vung Tau
$541
357K
Hue
$454
653K
Thai Binh
$554
268K
Thu Dau Mot
$573
417K
Thai Nguyen
$557
330K
Viet Tri
$608
278K
Buon Ma Thuot
$531
340K
Nha Trang
$601
392K
Ha Long
$621
300K
Qui Nhon
$534
311K
Ca Mau
$484
315K
Ha Tinh
$469
202K
Phan Thiet
$579
205K
Da Lat
$548
238K
Long Xuyen
$502
279K
Quang Ngai
$452
260K
Bac Lieu
$477
240K
Rach Gia
$492
251K
Cam Pha
$598
156K