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Cost of living and expenses in Bangladesh
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Bangladesh?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Bangladesh, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Bangladesh
(The last update: 4 days ago)
Currency in Bangladesh Bangladeshi taka (BDT). For 10 US dollars you can get 1.2 thousand Bangladeshi takas. For 100 US dollars you can get 12 thousand Bangladeshi takas. And the other way around: For 100 Bangladeshi takas you can get 0.836 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Bangladesh
What are the different prices in the cities in Bangladesh? Look here: Prices in cities in Bangladesh
Prices: Barisal Dhaka Khulna Rangpur City Sylhet Bogra Jessore Mymensingh Tangail Rajshahi
fees
$30 ($16.7 - $62)
85% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$16.4 ($8.4 - $42)
77% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$15.2 ($5 - $30)
71% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$226
95% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$85 ($42 - $167)
95% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$123 ($67 - $209)
95% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Bangladesh:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.4 (BDT 47)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $12.5 (BDT 1.5K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1 (BDT 123)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $29.3K (BDT 3.5M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $85 (BDT 10.1K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $49 (BDT 5.81K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $218 (BDT 26.1K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $123 (BDT 14.7K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $30 (BDT 3.6K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $16.4 (BDT 1.96K)
- numb_34 $5.5 (BDT 652)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $15.2 (BDT 1.82K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $16.2 (BDT 1.93K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $35 (BDT 4.16K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $33 (BDT 3.92K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $25.7K (BDT 3.07M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $36 (BDT 4.26K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $740 (BDT 88.5K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $1.12K (BDT 134K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $423 (BDT 50.6K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $226 (BDT 27K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 9.4%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.84 (BDT 100)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.42 (BDT 50)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $2.1 (BDT 250)
Price changes in previous years in Bangladesh
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2011: $767(BDT 91.8K), 2012: $502(BDT 60.1K), 2013: $570(BDT 68.2K), 2014: $781(BDT 93.4K), 2015: $564(BDT 67.5K), 2016: $808(BDT 96.7K), 2017: $801(BDT 95.8K), and 2018: $808(BDT 96.7K)
Have earnings increased in Bangladesh?
See the average salary in previous years in 2011: $181(BDT 21.7K), 2012: $242(BDT 28.9K), 2013: $230(BDT 27.6K), 2014: $233(BDT 27.8K), 2015: $213(BDT 25.5K), 2016: $227(BDT 27.1K), 2017: $226(BDT 27.1K), and 2018: $241(BDT 28.8K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2011: $16.6(BDT 1.99K), 2012: $25(BDT 2.96K), 2013: $33(BDT 4K), 2014: $30(BDT 3.58K), 2015: $24(BDT 2.92K), 2016: $25(BDT 3K), 2017: $23(BDT 2.71K), and 2018: $26(BDT 3.05K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2011: $30(BDT 3.61K), 2012: $23(BDT 2.74K), 2013: $25(BDT 2.95K), 2014: $30(BDT 3.59K), 2015: $30(BDT 3.61K), 2016: $25(BDT 3.01K), 2017: $15.1(BDT 1.81K), and 2018: $19.9(BDT 2.37K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Bangladesh in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2011: $18.1(BDT 2.17K), 2012: $27(BDT 3.25K), 2013: $22(BDT 2.61K), 2014: $25(BDT 3.02K), 2015: $19.5(BDT 2.33K), 2016: $26(BDT 3.11K), 2017: $23(BDT 2.69K), and 2018: $18(BDT 2.15K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
Burger King or a similar bar
$4.2 ($3.8 - $6.7)
61% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$15.2 ($5 - $30)
71% is less expensive than in United States
coffee
$1.7 ($0.59 - $3.5)
66% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.27 ($0.21 - $0.42)
89% is less expensive than in United States
bananas
$0.86 ($0.42 - $1.8)
by half less than in United States
average earnings
$226
95% is less expensive than in United States