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Bangladesh vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 66.3% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 46.1% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 89.3% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 90.7% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.7% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 70.0% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bangladesh instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$1.62 BDT197.54	-79.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$4.77 BDT581.52	-44.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.31 BDT37.92	-70.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.15 BDT18.35	-70.1%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 46.1% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.53 BDT65.03	-63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$3.89 BDT474.39	-27.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$2.66 BDT324.21	-61.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$1.15 BDT140.34	-59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$1.06 BDT128.66	-71.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.93 BDT113.80	-4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.36 BDT44.46	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.85 BDT103.45	+16.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.25 BDT30.60	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.14 BDT16.63	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.23 BDT28.15	-56.1%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$3.82 BDT465.45	+31.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	-26.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$3.38 BDT411.91	-60.2%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 89.3% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-93.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-94.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-83.5%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-94.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-86.9%
Average			-90.7%

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pay 68.7% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$4.17 BDT508.66	-60.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$1.43 BDT174.47	-71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.73 BDT332.11	-56.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-82.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$3.54 BDT430.99	-73.2%
Average			-68.7%

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pay 70.0% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-76.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	-68.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-65.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-70.0%
Average			-70.0%

United Arab Emirates 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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