Cost of Living inKhulna, Bangladesh
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Bangladesh: $8,487/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 77% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
3.9 / 10
#127 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-school quality, expat access, instruction language, and homeschool legality for relocating families.
Public schools
Public-schooling rules are set nationally for Bangladesh; Khulna-specific enrollment notes are still being verified.
Quality
Limited public-school fit
Expat access
Possible, but a hard fit for expats
hardInstruction
Bangla
Language fit is more manageable.
PISA / outcomes
Qualitative only
Using curated quality notes for now.
Why this quality rating
Bangladesh has a large public system with meaningful variation between urban and rural schools. Dhaka has far stronger private and international options than the state system for families wanting predictable English-friendly schooling.
Why the expat-access rating looks like this
Resident foreign families may be able to enroll, but Bangla-medium instruction and uneven infrastructure make the public route difficult for most internationally mobile households.
β Homeschooling
Not specifically regulatedBangladesh requires compulsory primary education but does not have a specific homeschooling framework. Many expat families in Dhaka homeschool through accredited foreign programs without interference. No formal registration or approval process exists.
Homeschool legality in Bangladesh β check current regulations before committing.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Childcare & Domestic Help
Estimate-only country fallback for the family-support costs we track in Bangladesh.
Full-time nanny (5 days)
$180-$275
Estimate-only country fallback
Live-in / 24-7 nanny
$300-$450
Estimate-only country fallback
Source: curated family relocation research(derived country fallback)
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Khulna is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Bangladesh.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedPublic coverage looks thinner, public funding looks lighter, and patients still shoulder a meaningful share of costs weigh on this rating.
Private care
MixedA clearly private facility base and visible specialty depth help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
54/100
2023
Physicians
0.72/1k
2023
Hospital beds
0.92/1k
2023
Out of pocket
79%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
74.9 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
115/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
17.9/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Bangladesh yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI Β· Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
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2024 annual wages in Khulna, Bangladesh Β· Source: BBS (region-adjusted)
Price Comparison vs. US
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can obtain a visa on arrival.
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page β no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Khulna compared with the US?
Your money goes about 4.4x further in Khulna than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Bangladesh here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Khulna cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Khulna is cheaper overall than New York City β overall living costs are about 77% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Khulna. We are using the country-level cost index for Bangladesh here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Khulna compare with New York City?
Rent in Khulna is about 97% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Bangladesh here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Khulna?
Groceries in Khulna are about 73% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 83% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Bangladesh here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Khulna
Khulna is the third-largest city in Bangladesh, a southwestern industrial and port hub of about 1.5 million sitting on the Rupsha River near the Sundarbans mangrove forest. The economy centers on jute and shrimp processing, shipbuilding at the Khulna Shipyard, and a regional service role for the delta region, alongside Mongla port nearby. Relocators should weigh a tropical climate with hot, humid summers and a monsoon season that brings serious flood risk, Bengali-dominant daily life with English used mainly in business and education, and infrastructure (power, roads, drainage) that lags Dhaka and Chittagong. The foreign community is small and concentrated in NGOs working on climate adaptation, shrimp-industry standards, and Sundarbans conservation rather than corporate roles.
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