Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

China

China vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

China is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.0% more in China
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in China
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in China
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in China
Childcare: pay 17.2 times more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.2% more in China
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in China

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in China are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Notably, childcare, housing, and clothing are significantly more expensive in China.

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China vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Bangladesh, you would:

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pay 56.0% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.41	$3.02 CN¥20.18	+95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.42	$5.16 CN¥34.52	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.95	$0.51 CN¥3.39	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.25	$0.29 CN¥1.97	+99.0%
Average			+56.0%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Bangladesh	China
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.92	$1.66 CN¥11.09	+224.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.35	$6.71 CN¥44.88	+70.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT335.71	$6.65 CN¥44.53	+144.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.33	$1.57 CN¥10.47	+37.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.80	$1.52 CN¥10.14	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.13	$0.83 CN¥5.55	-24.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.55	$0.59 CN¥3.92	+51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.38	$0.67 CN¥4.46	-31.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT34.97	$0.58 CN¥3.90	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.79	$0.33 CN¥2.18	+139.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.05	$0.40 CN¥2.67	+58.5%
Average			+58.2%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Bangladesh	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.43	$4.77 CN¥31.92	+15.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,750.20	$20.77 CN¥138.99	+46.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$18,838.53 CN¥126K	-36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.05	$4.24 CN¥28.39	+7.8%
Average			+1.6%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Bangladesh	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,639.06	$11.27 CN¥75.42	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,959.02	$336.09 CN¥2,248.74	+277.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,081.67	$212.64 CN¥1,422.74	+330.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,609.85	$42.92 CN¥287.14	+102.6%
Average			+236.5%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 17.2 times more for childcare

	Bangladesh	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,352.48	$500.54 CN¥3,348.99	+1739.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$18,908.16 CN¥127K	+1499.2%
Average			+1615.1%

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pay 38.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.27	$1.12 CN¥7.52	-69.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT206.95	$2.84 CN¥19.00	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.04	$3.71 CN¥24.79	+34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,616.26	$41.75 CN¥279.37	+218.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.38	$6.28 CN¥41.99	+70.5%
Average			+38.2%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Bangladesh	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,068.20	$46.40 CN¥310.43	+176.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,209.46	$33.97 CN¥227.29	+89.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,344.21	$73.79 CN¥493.72	+109.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,730.68	$78.93 CN¥528.10	+160.6%
Average			+131.2%

Bangladesh vs. China - Cost of clothing

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