Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Bangladesh
  3. Thailand
  4. Comparison
BDT
COMPARED TO
THB

Thailand is 2.2 times more expensive than Bangladesh.

If you lived in Thailand instead of Bangladesh, you would:
local_dining

pay 59.5% more for restaurants

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.60
৳129.59
$1.92
฿65.23
+20.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.01
৳407.17
$5.97
฿202.37
+19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.32
৳25.91
$0.63
฿21.47
+98.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.17
৳13.91
$0.34
฿11.63
+100.3%
Average +59.5%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 79.3% more for groceries

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.72
৳58.75
$1.15
฿38.93
+58.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.39
৳275.28
$8.39
฿284.52
+147.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.95
৳239.96
$5.84
฿198.10
+97.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.16
৳94.33
$1.47
฿49.80
+26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.45
৳117.76
$1.10
฿37.22
-24.3%
Apples (1 lb) $0.86
৳69.50
$1.21
฿41.06
+41.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.43
৳34.60
$0.53
฿17.95
+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.83
৳67.41
$0.81
฿27.56
-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.28
৳22.48
$0.55
฿18.82
+100.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.13
৳10.93
$0.58
฿19.59
+328.9%
Onions (1 lb) $0.25
৳20.53
$0.44
฿14.90
+73.8%
Average +79.3%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 25.1% more for transportation

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
৳329.17
$3.45
฿116.93
-14.9%
Monthly public transit pass $15.04
৳1,221.15
$27.92
฿947.15
+85.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,617.38
৳2,730,403.81
$33,970.47
฿1,152,278.37
+1.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.19
৳340.10
$5.39
฿182.69
+28.6%
Average +25.1%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.2 times more for housing

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $26.45
৳2,147.95
$20.87
฿707.78
-21.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $109.94
৳8,929.64
$333.98
฿11,328.62
+203.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.03
৳6,256.39
$196.56
฿6,667.42
+155.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $21.34
৳1,733.00
$52.97
฿1,796.83
+148.3%
Average +121.5%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 5.6 times more for childcare

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $39.70
৳3,224.70
$258.03
฿8,752.30
+549.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,787.59
৳145,188.14
$8,480.14
฿287,646.48
+374.4%
Average +462.1%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 23.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.84
৳312.01
$2.17
฿73.74
-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.47
৳119.71
$1.77
฿60.04
+20.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.84
৳230.70
$3.76
฿127.55
+32.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $21.55
৳1,750.58
$43.54
฿1,476.92
+102.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.37
৳435.91
$5.69
฿193.16
+6.1%
Average +23.4%
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store

pay 80.7% more for clothing

  Bangladesh help_outline Thailand help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $20.99
৳1,704.48
$52.61
฿1,784.48
+150.7%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.12
৳1,878.17
$23.14
฿784.80
+0.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $43.51
৳3,534.00
$87.44
฿2,965.94
+101.0%
Men's business shoes (leather) $42.05
৳3,415.27
$71.93
฿2,439.96
+71.1%
Average +80.7%
Bangladesh vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing
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