Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangladesh and China Cost of Living Comparison Between Bangladesh and China

Name: China
Address: CN

🙂 Solo nomad: Bangladesh is 45.8% cheaper than China without rent, and 56.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Bangladesh is 44.5% cheaper than China without rent, and 53.6% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$1.61 ৳197

$2.77 ¥19.31

-41.88%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.07 ৳1,475

$24.14 ¥169

-50.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.45 ৳544

$4.75 ¥33.15

-6.32%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.04 ৳493

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$4.82 ৳590

Cappuccino

$1.87 ৳228

$3.02 ¥21.06

-38.08%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 ৳35.17

$0.44 ¥3.06

-34.09%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.18 ৳22.44

$0.27 ¥1.87

-33.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.96 ¥6.67

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.04 ¥14.21

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 ৳92.4

$1.75 ¥12.21

-56.57%

White Bread (500g)

$0.62 ৳75.8

$1.69 ¥11.79

-63.31%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.57 ৳70.3

$0.98 ¥6.85

-41.84%

Eggs

$1.16 ৳142

$1.60 ¥11.19

-27.50%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$7.31 ৳893

$13.34 ¥93.1

-45.20%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.53 ৳309

$3.27 ¥22.82

-22.63%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$6.49 ৳794

$10.63 ¥74.2

-38.95%

Apples (1kg)

$2.40 ৳294

$1.74 ¥12.16

37.93%

Banana (1kg)

$0.89 ৳108

$1.26 ¥8.76

-29.37%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.19 ৳268

$1.45 ¥10.13

51.03%

Tomato (1kg)

$0.66 ৳80.6

$1.19 ¥8.28

-44.54%

Potato (1kg)

$0.40 ৳48.36

$0.73 ¥5.08

-45.21%

Onion (1kg)

$0.65 ৳79.3

$0.86 ¥5.99

-24.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.33 ৳40.04

$0.62 ¥4.30

-46.77%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 ৳35.56

$0.53 ¥3.71

-45.28%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$10.01 ৳1,224

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$3.29 ৳403

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.52 ৳675

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.90 ৳355

$3.44 ¥24.03

-15.70%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.63 ¥81.2

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.84 ¥5.88

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.62 ¥11.30

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.43 ৳52.2

$0.44 ¥3.07

-2.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$14.86 ৳1,817

$20.71 ¥145

-28.25%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.81 ৳98.5

$1.42 ¥9.91

-42.96%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.39 ৳47.65

$0.33 ¥2.27

18.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$2.50 ৳305

$6.51 ¥45.42

-61.60%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.00 ৳122

$1.17 ¥8.19

-14.53%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$29.3K ৳3.6M

$19.2K ¥133.9K

52.77%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.2K ৳3.3M

$16.6K ¥116.1K

63.64%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$29.06 ৳3,553

$51.4 ¥359

-43.47%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$5.10 ৳624

$9.63 ¥67.2

-47.04%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$14.33 ৳1,752

$11.22 ¥78.3

27.72%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$13.01 ৳1,591

$39.09 ¥273

-66.72%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$11.24 ৳1,374

$14.70 ¥103

-23.54%

Cinema Ticket

$4.09 ৳500

$6.14 ¥42.89

-33.39%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$31.80 ৳3,888

$416 ¥2,905

-92.36%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$1,324 ৳161.9K

$17.9K ¥125.0K

-92.60%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.81 ৳2,056

$45.24 ¥316

-62.84%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.75 ৳2,292

$32.59 ¥228

-42.47%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$37.34 ৳4,565

$73.0 ¥509

-48.84%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$33.43 ৳4,087

$72.8 ¥508

-54.05%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$92.0 ৳11.3K

$432 ¥3,018

-78.71%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$48.36 ৳5,913

$253 ¥1,767

-80.89%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$227 ৳27.7K

$923 ¥6,441

-75.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$137 ৳16.7K

$546 ¥3,811

-74.97%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$888 ৳108.6K

$5,324 ¥37.2K

-83.32%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$515 ৳63.0K

$2,784 ¥19.4K

-81.49%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$237 ৳28.9K

$1,037 ¥7,240

-77.17%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

10.1

4.06

148.77%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bangladesh: January 12, 2026

Last update for China: January 11, 2026

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