Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Bangladesh is 45.0% cheaper than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Bangladesh
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Bangladesh
Transportation: pay 17.7% less in Bangladesh
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Bangladesh
Childcare: pay 82.1% less in Bangladesh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Bangladesh
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Bangladesh

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

Bangladesh vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD144.51	$1.35 BDT163.93	-83.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD76.88	$4.41 BDT535.48	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.14	$0.25 BDT30.80	-69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.42	$0.16 BDT18.85	-77.3%
Average			-56.4%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.91	$0.52 BDT63.37	-40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD60.60	$3.80 BDT461.72	+13.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD92.96	$2.60 BDT316.51	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD46.62	$1.11 BDT135.29	-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.34	$1.00 BDT121.61	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.43	$0.88 BDT107.28	+11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD13.92	$0.35 BDT42.64	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD12.95	$0.80 BDT97.22	+12.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.12	$0.26 BDT32.01	-68.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.62	$0.14 BDT16.67	-85.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD16.95	$0.25 BDT30.38	-73.2%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 17.7% less for transportation

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD86.70	$3.68 BDT447.45	-22.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD619.34	$12.31 BDT1,495.48	-63.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD283,865.31	$25,789.60 BDT3,134,179.93	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD129.03	$3.61 BDT438.51	-49.2%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,161.14	$15.51 BDT1,884.75	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,217.76	$75.62 BDT9,190.21	-83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD5,962.89	$47.62 BDT5,786.94	-85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD935.25	$20.70 BDT2,515.33	-59.8%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 82.1% less for childcare

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	$30.22 BDT3,673.07	-82.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	$962.19 BDT116,933.41	-81.9%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.10	$3.80 BDT462.35	+155.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD32.80	$1.37 BDT166.97	-23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD53.93	$2.59 BDT314.78	-12.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD630.87	$11.68 BDT1,419.93	-66.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD89.03	$3.67 BDT446.41	-25.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Namibia	Bangladesh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD681.28	$17.35 BDT2,108.64	-53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD490.05	$16.87 BDT2,050.74	-37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	$36.90 BDT4,484.29	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,264.49	$33.09 BDT4,020.85	-52.5%
Average			-47.7%

Namibia 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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