Cost of living comparison

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Philippines vs. Bangladesh Cost of Living Summary

Philippines is 2.0 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall.

Restaurants
pay 54.2% more in Philippines
Groceries
pay 95.8% more in Philippines
Transportation
pay 13.9% less in Philippines
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Philippines
Childcare
pay 6.0 times more in Philippines
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% more in Philippines
Clothing
pay 79.9% more in Philippines

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

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Philippines vs. Bangladesh Cost Breakdown

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

pay 54.2% more for restaurants

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.55
BDT190.58
$3.66
₱229.50
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.63
BDT570.96
$3.23
₱202.44
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
BDT42.99
$0.73
₱45.56
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pay 95.8% more for groceries

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.51
BDT62.98
$1.15
₱72.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.93
BDT484.80
$3.30
₱207.22
Milk (1 gallon) $2.72
BDT336.02
$6.50
₱407.88
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pay 13.9% less for transportation

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.14
BDT509.90
$4.37
₱274.02
Monthly public transit pass $14.21
BDT1,751.83
$12.98
₱814.22
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,706.58
BDT4M
$20,989.85
₱1M
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $13.30
BDT1,640.59
$25.62
₱1,607.28
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $88.96
BDT10,969.25
$267.48
₱16,783.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $49.37
BDT6,087.34
$170.01
₱10,667.07
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pay 6.0 times more for childcare

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $27.21
BDT3,355.61
$162.60
₱10,202.38
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,182.33
BDT146K
$7,174.58
₱450K
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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.62
BDT446.69
$1.24
₱77.69
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.68
BDT207.14
$2.15
₱134.97
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.76
BDT340.36
$2.72
₱170.53
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pay 79.9% more for clothing

 
Bangladesh
Philippines
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.79
BDT2,070.14
$37.72
₱2,366.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $17.93
BDT2,211.53
$22.70
₱1,424.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.26
BDT4,348.27
$68.85
₱4,320.06
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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