Cost of living comparison

Bangladesh

compared to

Nepal

Nepal vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Nepal is 5.0% more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.8% more in Nepal
Groceries: pay 8.8% less in Nepal
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Nepal
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Nepal
Childcare: pay 97.8% more in Nepal
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% less in Nepal
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Nepal

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Nepal are more expensive than in Bangladesh. Expenses including entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Nepal. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Nepal.

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Nepal vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.8% more for restaurants

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 BDT190.58	$1.97 NPR304.26	+27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.63 BDT570.96	$6.74 NPR1,042.16	+45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 BDT42.99	$0.46 NPR71.25	+32.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 BDT18.27	$0.14 NPR21.36	-6.8%
Average			+29.8%

Bangladesh vs. Nepal - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% less for groceries

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 BDT62.98	$0.47 NPR73.41	-7.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.93 BDT484.80	$3.10 NPR479.38	-21.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 BDT336.02	$2.53 NPR391.66	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 BDT140.46	$1.39 NPR215.59	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.12 BDT137.93	$1.29 NPR200.05	+15.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 BDT135.26	$0.91 NPR140.43	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 BDT47.59	$0.40 NPR61.18	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 BDT119.49	$0.48 NPR74.28	-50.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 BDT35.00	$0.25 NPR38.13	-13.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.14 BDT16.81	$0.16 NPR24.42	+15.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 BDT31.08	$0.23 NPR34.83	-10.7%
Average			-8.8%

Bangladesh vs. Nepal - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 BDT509.90	$4.32 NPR667.83	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 BDT1,751.83	$10.73 NPR1,660.23	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,706.58 BDT4M	$26,812.36 NPR4M	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 BDT485.51	$8.54 NPR1,320.32	+116.8%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 4.9% more for housing

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.30 BDT1,640.59	$8.34 NPR1,290.53	-37.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$88.96 BDT10,969.25	$88.47 NPR13,685.18	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.37 BDT6,087.34	$57.13 NPR8,837.05	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.18 BDT2,612.28	$23.42 NPR3,622.26	+10.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 97.8% more for childcare

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$27.21 BDT3,355.61	$47.95 NPR7,417.37	+76.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,182.33 BDT146K	$2,626.40 NPR406K	+122.1%
Average			+97.8%

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pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 BDT446.69	$2.34 NPR361.73	-35.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 BDT207.14	$1.32 NPR204.56	-21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.76 BDT340.36	$2.34 NPR362.72	-15.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.12 BDT1,617.77	$16.63 NPR2,571.92	+26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.68 BDT453.81	$2.42 NPR374.85	-34.2%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Bangladesh	Nepal
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.79 BDT2,070.14	$21.01 NPR3,250.07	+25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.93 BDT2,211.53	$26.87 NPR4,156.53	+49.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.26 BDT4,348.27	$36.07 NPR5,579.09	+2.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.28 BDT3,734.16	$23.87 NPR3,692.32	-21.2%
Average			+10.9%

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