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Bangladesh vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 61.4% cheaper than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.4% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 70.4% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.9% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 63.7% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 62.4% less for restaurants

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,865	$1.62 BDT197.54	-75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,068	$4.77 BDT581.52	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,152	$0.31 BDT37.92	-78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,211	$0.15 BDT18.35	-81.7%
Average			-62.4%

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,217	$0.53 BDT65.03	-81.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,255	$3.89 BDT474.39	-30.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,264	$2.66 BDT324.21	-65.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,162	$1.15 BDT140.34	-59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,896	$1.06 BDT128.66	-68.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,748	$0.93 BDT113.80	-71.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,037	$0.36 BDT44.46	-73.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,104	$0.85 BDT103.45	-69.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,528	$0.25 BDT30.60	-89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,616	$0.14 BDT16.63	-92.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,767	$0.23 BDT28.15	-80.8%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,458	$3.82 BDT465.45	-13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,233	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-76.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,804,738	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,228	$3.38 BDT411.91	-59.4%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 70.4% less for housing

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,824	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩695,518	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩524,216	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-85.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩194,509	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-84.7%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩555,533	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,095,763	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-92.9%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 35.9% less for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,576	$4.17 BDT508.66	+33.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,236	$1.43 BDT174.47	-59.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,673	$2.73 BDT332.11	-14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,176	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-74.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,850	$3.54 BDT430.99	-65.0%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 63.7% less for clothing

	South Korea	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,538	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,384	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-62.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩106,755	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-50.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩151,509	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-69.0%
Average			-63.7%

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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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