Is Bangladesh a good place to live for remote workers?

Bangladesh scores 45/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 60.7 Mbps, safety 86, healthcare 54, air quality 14; English not scored) — rank 145 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Bangladesh?

Median fixed broadband is around 60.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Bangladesh?

Single-person essentials run about $484/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (6.2× essentials).

Livability · rank 145/167

Is 🇧🇩 Bangladesh (Dhaka) a good place to live?

Quality score 45/100 against essentials of $484/month.

The five metrics

Internet 24 60.7 Mbps median broadband, 53.4% online

Safety 86 2.3 homicides/100k (2018)

Healthcare 54 UHC service coverage 54/100 (2023)

Air quality 14 PM2.5 43.9 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: weak; World Bank WGI estimate -0.96 · corruption control -1.1 · stability -1.46 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $2.37 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $2.54/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($484)	Verdict
$2,000	4.1×	like royalty
$3,000	6.2×	like royalty
$5,000	10.3×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇧🇴 Bolivia — quality 65.9, essentials $717/mo
🇲🇼 Malawi — quality 57, essentials $617/mo
🇧🇬 Bulgaria — quality 76.9, essentials $842/mo
🇯🇴 Jordan — quality 77.4, essentials $852/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Bangladesh a good place to live for remote workers?: Bangladesh scores 45/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 60.7 Mbps, safety 86, healthcare 54, air quality 14; English not scored) — rank 145 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Bangladesh?: Median fixed broadband is around 60.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Bangladesh?: Single-person essentials run about $484/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (6.2× essentials).