Cost of living comparison

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Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 34.7% cheaper than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants
pay 34.1% less in Bangladesh
Groceries
pay 37.2% less in Bangladesh
Transportation
pay 27.6% more in Bangladesh
Housing
pay 60.6% less in Bangladesh
Childcare
pay 26.9% more in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.5% more in Bangladesh
Clothing
pay 17.3% less in Bangladesh

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

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Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

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

pay 34.1% less for restaurants

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.19
LKR726.11
$1.55
BDT190.41
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.20
LKR2,052.12
$4.63
BDT570.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
LKR270.87
$0.35
BDT42.95
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pay 37.2% less for groceries

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.50
LKR164.88
$0.51
BDT62.92
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.10
LKR1,689.36
$3.93
BDT484.35
Milk (1 gallon) $5.00
LKR1,656.35
$2.72
BDT335.71
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pay 27.6% more for transportation

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.79
LKR1,585.93
$4.14
BDT509.43
Monthly public transit pass $4.92
LKR1,628.00
$14.21
BDT1,750.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,619.96
LKR10M
$29,706.58
BDT4M
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pay 60.6% less for housing

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $16.30
LKR5,399.45
$13.30
BDT1,639.06
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $251.30
LKR83,230.31
$88.96
BDT10,959.02
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $143.93
LKR47,668.88
$49.37
BDT6,081.67
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pay 26.9% more for childcare

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $28.08
LKR9,301.28
$27.21
BDT3,352.48
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $711.79
LKR236K
$1,182.33
BDT146K
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pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.16
LKR714.17
$3.62
BDT446.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.16
LKR713.82
$1.68
BDT206.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.91
LKR3,283.39
$2.76
BDT340.04
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pay 17.3% less for clothing

 
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $21.76
LKR7,207.45
$16.79
BDT2,068.20
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $13.15
LKR4,354.50
$17.93
BDT2,209.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $71.61
LKR23,716.18
$35.26
BDT4,344.21
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