Cost of living comparison

Lebanon

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 51.4% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.3% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 77.0% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% less in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 66.2% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.3% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.00 LBP626,904	$1.35 BDT163.79	-80.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,131	$4.41 BDT535.04	-42.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,333	$0.25 BDT30.77	-84.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,200	$0.16 BDT18.83	-86.3%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 LBP55,784	$0.52 BDT63.31	-16.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 LBP372,037	$3.80 BDT461.34	-8.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.55 LBP497,436	$2.60 BDT316.25	-53.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 LBP193,894	$1.11 BDT135.18	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 LBP293,635	$1.00 BDT121.51	-69.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 LBP51,285	$0.88 BDT107.19	+54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 LBP36,048	$0.35 BDT42.60	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.31 LBP27,865	$0.80 BDT97.14	+157.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,844	$0.26 BDT31.98	-40.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 LBP28,368	$0.14 BDT16.66	-56.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,212	$0.25 BDT30.35	-36.4%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,615	$3.68 BDT447.08	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,716,825	$12.31 BDT1,494.24	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,250.00 LBP2,350,888,762	$25,789.60 BDT3,131,580.65	-1.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,141,860	$3.61 BDT438.14	-71.7%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,854,651	$15.51 BDT1,883.18	-51.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$494.12 LBP44,252,024	$75.62 BDT9,182.58	-84.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$254.69 LBP22,809,218	$47.62 BDT5,782.14	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,435,174	$20.70 BDT2,513.24	-87.2%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 77.0% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$209.17 LBP18,732,479	$30.22 BDT3,670.02	-85.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,055.56 LBP273,648,427	$962.19 BDT116,836.43	-68.5%
Average			-77.0%

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pay 17.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,673	$3.80 BDT461.97	+26.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 LBP170,160	$1.37 BDT166.83	-27.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,115	$2.59 BDT314.52	+29.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.42 LBP3,530,065	$11.68 BDT1,418.75	-70.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.75 LBP604,514	$3.67 BDT446.04	-45.6%
Average			-17.5%

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pay 66.2% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.56 LBP5,065,606	$17.35 BDT2,106.89	-69.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,181,551	$16.87 BDT2,049.04	-70.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.23 LBP8,349,387	$36.90 BDT4,480.57	-60.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.86 LBP8,316,069	$33.09 BDT4,017.52	-64.4%
Average			-66.2%

Lebanon 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: April 2025

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