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Bangladesh vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 53.7% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.9% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 45.7% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 22.0% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 69.0% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 85.9% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.6% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Bangladesh

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.9% less for restaurants

	Chile	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$1.62 BDT197.54	-80.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$4.77 BDT581.52	-34.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.31 BDT37.92	-77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.15 BDT18.35	-87.0%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 45.7% less for groceries

	Chile	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$0.53 BDT65.03	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$3.89 BDT474.39	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$2.66 BDT324.21	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$1.15 BDT140.34	-66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0700	$1.06 BDT128.66	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$0.93 BDT113.80	+14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.36 BDT44.46	-52.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.85 BDT103.45	+4.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.25 BDT30.60	-67.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.14 BDT16.63	-77.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.23 BDT28.15	-65.8%
Average			-45.7%

Chile vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 22.0% less for transportation

	Chile	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$3.82 BDT465.45	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.8000	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-67.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF396.3700	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+79.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$3.38 BDT411.91	-73.6%
Average			-22.0%

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pay 69.0% less for housing

	Chile	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5400	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-34.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.9900	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-80.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.6900	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-86.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9700	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-75.6%
Average			-69.0%

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pay 85.9% less for childcare

	Chile	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.7600	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-91.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF127.2400	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-80.1%
Average			-85.9%

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pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$4.17 BDT508.66	+37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$1.43 BDT174.47	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$2.73 BDT332.11	-46.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9700	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-68.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$3.54 BDT430.99	-45.6%
Average			-34.6%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Chile	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0500	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6700	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.5100	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.8100	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-58.3%
Average			-48.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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