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Bangladesh vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 31.4% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 39.2% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 56.3% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 77.9% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.0% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% less for restaurants

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$1.62 BDT197.54	-7.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$4.77 BDT581.52	+51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$0.31 BDT37.92	-48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$0.15 BDT18.35	-53.0%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 39.2% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$0.53 BDT65.03	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$3.89 BDT474.39	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$2.66 BDT324.21	-45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$1.15 BDT140.34	-26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$1.06 BDT128.66	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$0.93 BDT113.80	-21.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.36 BDT44.46	-42.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.85 BDT103.45	+3.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$0.25 BDT30.60	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.14 BDT16.63	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.23 BDT28.15	-73.6%
Average			-39.2%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$3.82 BDT465.45	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-1.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$3.38 BDT411.91	-15.5%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 56.3% less for housing

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-69.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-58.0%
Average			-56.3%

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-82.3%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$4.17 BDT508.66	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$1.43 BDT174.47	-9.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$2.73 BDT332.11	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$3.54 BDT430.99	+14.9%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-58.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-33.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-48.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-51.5%
Average			-47.7%

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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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