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Bangladesh vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 1.4% cheaper than Somalia overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.0% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 77.9% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 22.7% more in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 20.3% more in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.0% less for restaurants

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.88 SOS1,635	$1.62 BDT197.54	-43.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.62 SOS2,631	$4.77 BDT581.52	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SOS420	$0.31 BDT37.92	-57.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 SOS225	$0.15 BDT18.35	-61.9%
Average			-40.0%

Somalia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 SOS640	$0.53 BDT65.03	-52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.17 SOS1,233	$3.89 BDT474.39	+79.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 SOS4,423	$2.66 BDT324.21	-65.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 SOS1,429	$1.15 BDT140.34	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 SOS1,387	$1.06 BDT128.66	-56.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.49 SOS846	$0.93 BDT113.80	-37.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.98 SOS559	$0.36 BDT44.46	-62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 SOS724	$0.85 BDT103.45	-33.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 SOS354	$0.25 BDT30.60	-59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SOS363	$0.14 BDT16.63	-78.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS330	$0.23 BDT28.15	-60.1%
Average			-43.7%

Somalia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of groceries

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pay 77.9% more for transportation

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.87 SOS2,201	$3.82 BDT465.45	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SOS14,222	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-55.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,750.00 SOS3,270,984	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+423.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.43 SOS4,229	$3.38 BDT411.91	-54.5%
Average			+77.9%

Somalia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.79 SOS21,498	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-60.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$142.93 SOS81,308	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$98.19 SOS55,855	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-48.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.70 SOS41,925	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-72.5%
Average			-54.3%

Somalia vs. Bangladesh - Cost of housing

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pay 22.7% more for childcare

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.33 SOS24,651	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$585.00 SOS332,787	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	+82.6%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00 SOS3,982	$4.17 BDT508.66	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.19 SOS676	$1.43 BDT174.47	+20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.10 SOS626	$2.73 BDT332.11	+147.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SOS18,962	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-61.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 SOS2,844	$3.54 BDT430.99	-29.3%
Average			+7.5%

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pay 20.3% more for clothing

	Somalia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$15.25 SOS8,675	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	+17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.78 SOS11,251	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-3.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$19.89 SOS11,314	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	+82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.28 SOS21,206	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-14.1%
Average			+20.3%

Somalia 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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