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Bangladesh vs. Zimbabwe Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 43.2% cheaper than Zimbabwe overall.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 47.3% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 75.2% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 85.8% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.2% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 17.5% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Zimbabwe Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% less for restaurants

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	$1.62 BDT197.54	-77.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	$4.77 BDT581.52	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 ZWL192.35	$0.31 BDT37.92	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ZWL134.02	$0.15 BDT18.35	-63.8%
Average			-50.6%

Zimbabwe vs. Bangladesh - Cost of restaurants

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pay 47.3% less for groceries

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$1.01 ZWL326.12	$0.53 BDT65.03	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	$3.89 BDT474.39	-26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	$2.66 BDT324.21	-55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 ZWL636.46	$1.15 BDT140.34	-41.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 ZWL762.99	$1.06 BDT128.66	-55.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 ZWL349.08	$0.93 BDT113.80	-13.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 ZWL234.29	$0.36 BDT44.46	-49.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.07 ZWL344.68	$0.85 BDT103.45	-20.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 ZWL196.88	$0.25 BDT30.60	-58.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZWL211.93	$0.14 BDT16.63	-79.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL258.09	$0.23 BDT28.15	-71.2%
Average			-47.3%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	$3.82 BDT465.45	-35.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	$11.13 BDT1,355.81	-73.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	$30,071.90 BDT3,664,320.77	+28.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$3.38 BDT411.91	-83.1%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 75.2% less for housing

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	$15.10 BDT1,839.44	-90.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	$91.14 BDT11,106.18	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	$50.57 BDT6,161.67	-75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	$20.30 BDT2,473.70	-65.7%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 85.8% less for childcare

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	$27.27 BDT3,322.35	-88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	$1,068.12 BDT130,152.14	-83.3%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 15.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 ZWL523.25	$4.17 BDT508.66	+156.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 ZWL810.92	$1.43 BDT174.47	-43.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.35 ZWL434.70	$2.73 BDT332.11	+101.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	$12.99 BDT1,582.54	-71.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	$3.54 BDT430.99	-68.6%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 17.5% less for clothing

	Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	$17.84 BDT2,173.36	-13.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	$19.04 BDT2,319.83	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	$36.21 BDT4,412.19	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	$32.01 BDT3,900.26	-45.0%
Average			-17.5%

Zimbabwe 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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