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Bangladesh vs. Ethiopia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 43.7% cheaper than Ethiopia overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.7% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 47.1% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 19.9% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 87.7% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 67.2% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Ethiopia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.7% less for restaurants

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB655.54	$1.62 BDT197.54	-61.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	$4.77 BDT581.52	-26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB93.51	$0.31 BDT37.92	-48.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB87.20	$0.15 BDT18.35	-73.4%
Average			-52.7%

Ethiopia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.1% less for groceries

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB193.73	$0.53 BDT65.03	-57.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB667.36	$3.89 BDT474.39	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB834.53	$2.66 BDT324.21	-50.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB351.02	$1.15 BDT140.34	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB886.79	$1.06 BDT128.66	-81.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB473.48	$0.93 BDT113.80	-69.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB66.40	$0.36 BDT44.46	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB162.78	$0.85 BDT103.45	-19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB62.30	$0.25 BDT30.60	-38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB42.45	$0.14 BDT16.63	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB139.43	$0.23 BDT28.15	-74.5%
Average			-47.1%

Ethiopia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 19.9% less for transportation

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB740.52	$3.82 BDT465.45	-20.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-7.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	-45.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB556.29	$3.38 BDT411.91	-6.5%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 87.7% less for housing

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-90.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-83.4%
Average			-87.7%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-96.5%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB138.50	$4.17 BDT508.66	+363.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB167.35	$1.43 BDT174.47	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB784.81	$2.73 BDT332.11	-46.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-79.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB577.06	$3.54 BDT430.99	-5.7%
Average			+52.8%

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pay 67.2% less for clothing

	Ethiopia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-74.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-61.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-72.2%
Average			-67.2%

Ethiopia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of clothing

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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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