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Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 13.2% cheaper than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 44.0% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 7.7% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 54.8% more in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 17.0% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$1.62 BDT197.54	-55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$4.77 BDT581.52	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.31 BDT37.92	-57.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.15 BDT18.35	-56.4%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 44.0% less for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$0.53 BDT65.03	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$3.89 BDT474.39	-31.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$2.66 BDT324.21	-55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$1.15 BDT140.34	-40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$1.06 BDT128.66	-48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$0.93 BDT113.80	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.36 BDT44.46	-17.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$0.85 BDT103.45	-60.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.25 BDT30.60	-54.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.14 BDT16.63	-70.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.23 BDT28.15	-54.5%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 7.7% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$3.82 BDT465.45	-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	+3.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$3.38 BDT411.91	+12.7%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	+17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-68.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-35.8%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 54.8% more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-19.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	+129.2%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 2.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$4.17 BDT508.66	+100.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$1.43 BDT174.47	-40.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$2.73 BDT332.11	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$3.54 BDT430.99	+13.3%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 17.0% less for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-28.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-8.7%
Average			-17.0%

Sri Lanka 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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