Cost of living comparison

Iran

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 5.2% cheaper than Iran overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.2% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 4.3% more in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 14.9% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 51.1% less in Bangladesh

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in Bangladesh are more expensive than in Iran. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and housing are lower in Bangladesh. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.2% less for restaurants

	Iran	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.77 IRR158,537	$1.35 BDT163.88	-64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.72 IRR156,540	$4.41 BDT535.31	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 IRR35,765	$0.25 BDT30.79	-70.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 IRR33,907	$0.16 BDT18.84	-80.7%
Average			-49.2%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Iran	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 IRR20,954	$0.52 BDT63.35	+4.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.06 IRR86,721	$3.80 BDT461.58	+84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.72 IRR114,497	$2.60 BDT316.41	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 IRR50,714	$1.11 BDT135.25	-7.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.58 IRR66,694	$1.00 BDT121.57	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 IRR19,622	$0.88 BDT107.24	+89.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 IRR31,701	$0.35 BDT42.62	-53.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IRR20,443	$0.80 BDT97.19	+64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 IRR12,802	$0.26 BDT32.00	-13.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 IRR10,895	$0.14 BDT16.66	-47.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,040	$0.25 BDT30.37	+4.8%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 4.3% more for transportation

	Iran	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.50 IRR105,234	$3.68 BDT447.31	+47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.01 IRR463,375	$12.31 BDT1,495.00	+11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$70,890.26 IRR2,984,480,044	$25,789.60 BDT3,133,187.50	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.96 IRR124,785	$3.61 BDT438.37	+21.7%
Average			+4.3%

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pay 14.9% less for housing

	Iran	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.98 IRR504,340	$15.51 BDT1,884.15	+29.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$337.20 IRR14,196,072	$75.62 BDT9,187.30	-77.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$231.30 IRR9,737,893	$47.62 BDT5,785.11	-79.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.31 IRR518,290	$20.70 BDT2,514.53	+68.1%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Iran	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$88.94 IRR3,744,341	$30.22 BDT3,671.91	-66.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,004.45 IRR42,287,143	$962.19 BDT116,896.38	-4.2%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Iran	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.81 IRR34,256	$3.80 BDT462.20	+367.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.24 IRR52,355	$1.37 BDT166.91	+10.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 IRR82,630	$2.59 BDT314.68	+32.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.71 IRR745,579	$11.68 BDT1,419.48	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.59 IRR66,829	$3.67 BDT446.27	+131.4%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 51.1% less for clothing

	Iran	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.35 IRR1,404,230	$17.35 BDT2,107.97	-48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.13 IRR1,226,294	$16.87 BDT2,050.10	-42.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.63 IRR4,404,965	$36.90 BDT4,482.87	-64.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.71 IRR2,766,390	$33.09 BDT4,019.58	-49.6%
Average			-51.1%

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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: April 2025

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