Cost of living in Bangladesh

> accommodation prices
in diplomatic or in high class areas, one apartment could rent out for $500 to $1000. In other areas, $100 to $200.

> public transportation fares (tube, bus etc ...)
-Bus fare depends on distance. Starting from $0.2 to $0.4
-Taxis are also depends on burgain. Starting from $1.5 to $5.
-No subway is in Bangladesh.
-There are high-quality luxury inter-city bus services and fare between Dhaka and Chittagong could be $9.
-There are international bus and train sevices between Bangaldesh (Dhaka) and India (Calcutta). Fare is around $12.

> food prices(per month, how much does it cost you?)
- $3 ~ $4/day would be ok

> health prices (for those who need medical insurance)
-Medical is very costly as all good ones are private. Govt. hospitals are free but not better service. No general insurance system exist, but may be purchased from local company but advised not to.
Best hospital of the country is Apolo Hospital, Basundhara, Dhaka running by international team.

> eduction prices (if you need to pay)
Local running schools are cheap. But private UNI are expensive.

> energy prices (oil, electricity)
Electricty is not continusous except diplomatic area. Oil is standard price

> common bills (Internet, television, telephone, mobile phone)
-In large cities internet are faster.
-Satellite channels are available all over the country.
-High quality mobile service is available by 6 mobile operators including Telenor(local name grameen) and NTT DoCoMo (local name: AKtel) and SKtelecom (local name: TeleTalk)

> prices of a good menu in a traditional restaurant
- Could be $5/person

> prices of a beer and or a coffee in a regular pub
- No Alcohol except in 5 star hotels and all kinds of alocohols are very expensive these comapre to other countries.
- Coffee is not so available but milk tea is available everywhere with less then $0.1 per cup.

> price of the cinema
- Not recomended. Cinema halls are very bad conditions except one in largest shopping mall called 'CinePlex'. Cineplex is very high standard and ticket could be $3 onwards.

Last edited by Parvez (2009-04-11 01:17:40)