Lowest Income in Bangladesh

Top 100 cities ranked by lowest income

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Lowest Income — Bangladesh

1 Ashuganj City 84 $2,700

2 Ayla Patakata 85 $2,700

3 Azimpur 81 $2,700

4 Badarganj 87 $2,700

5 Bagerhat 82 $2,700

6 Bājitpur 81 $2,700

7 Bāndarban 84 $2,700

8 Baniachang 86 $2,700

9 Barishal 85 $2,700

10 Bera 83 $2,700

11 Bhairab Bāzār 81 $2,700

12 Bhāndāria 85 $2,700

13 Bhanga 81 $2,700

14 Bhatara 81 $2,700

15 Bhātpāra Abhaynagar 82 $2,700

16 Bherāmāra 82 $2,700

17 Bhola 85 $2,700

18 Bibir Hat 84 $2,700

19 Bogra 83 $2,700

20 Brāhmanbāria 84 $2,700

21 Burhānuddin 85 $2,700

22 Burirchar 85 $2,700

23 Chāndpur 84 $2,700

24 Char Bhadrāsan 81 $2,700

25 Charāmaddi 85 $2,700

26 Chattogram 84 $2,700

27 Chhāgalnāiya 84 $2,700

28 Chhātak 86 $2,700

29 Chilmāri 87 $2,700

30 Comilla 84 $2,700

31 Cox’s Bāzār 84 $2,700

32 Dhaka 81 $2,700

33 Dhanmondi 81 $2,700

34 Dinajpur 87 $2,700

35 Dohār 81 $2,700

36 Dohazāri 84 $2,700

37 Dukuria 81 $2,700

38 Farīdpur 81 $2,700

39 Feni 84 $2,700

40 Gafargaon H $2,700

41 Gaurnadi 85 $2,700

42 Gazipur 81 $2,700

43 Gopālganj 81 $2,700

44 Green Model Town 81 $2,700

45 Habiganj 86 $2,700

46 Hājīganj 84 $2,700

47 Hāthazāri 84 $2,700

48 Ishwardi 83 $2,700

49 Jamālpur H $2,700

50 Jessore 82 $2,700

51 Jhingergācha 82 $2,700

52 Joypur Hāt 83 $2,700

53 Kafrul 81 $2,700

54 Kālia 82 $2,700

55 Kālīganj 82 $2,700

56 Karnaphuli 84 $2,700

57 Kesabpur 82 $2,700

58 Khagrachhari 84 $2,700

59 Khulna 82 $2,700

60 Kishorganj 81 $2,700

61 Kushtia 82 $2,700

62 Lākshām 84 $2,700

63 Lakshmīpur 84 $2,700

64 Lālmohan 85 $2,700

65 Lalmonirhat 87 $2,700

66 Madaripur 81 $2,700

67 Maijdi 84 $2,700

68 Manikchari 84 $2,700

69 Mānikganj 81 $2,700

70 Mathba 85 $2,700

71 Mātuail 81 $2,700

72 Maulavi Bāzār 86 $2,700

73 Mehendiganj 85 $2,700

74 Mirpur Model Thana 81 $2,700

75 Mirzāpur 81 $2,700

76 Mohammadpur 83 $2,700

77 Morrelgonj 82 $2,700

78 Motijheel 81 $2,700

79 Muktāgācha H $2,700

80 Mymensingh H $2,700

81 Nabīnagar 84 $2,700

82 Nachnapāra 82 $2,700

83 Nagar Naluākot 81 $2,700

84 Nāgarpur 81 $2,700

85 Nageswari 87 $2,700

86 Nālchiti 85 $2,700

87 Nalua 82 $2,700

88 Narail 82 $2,700

89 Narayanganj 81 $2,700

90 Narsingdi 81 $2,700

91 Natona 85 $2,700

92 Natore 83 $2,700

93 Nawāb Char 81 $2,700

94 Nawābganj 83 $2,700

95 Netrakona H $2,700

96 Pābna 83 $2,700

97 Pālang 81 $2,700

98 Pallabi 81 $2,700

99 Paltan 81 $2,700

100 Panchagarh 87 $2,700

Cities with the lowest median incomes in Bangladesh face economic challenges that affect residents' quality of life and access to opportunities. Ashuganj City has a median household income of $2,700.

Lower incomes in these cities may reflect limited local job markets, reliance on specific industries, or historical economic factors. However, many of these communities also have lower costs of living, which can partially offset the income difference.

Economic development initiatives, workforce training programs, and infrastructure investments are key strategies being pursued in many of these communities to raise income levels and attract new employers.

Did You Know?

1. The median household in Ashuganj City earns $2,700 — 96% below the national median.
2. Lower incomes don't always mean lower quality of life — many of these cities have significantly lower costs of living.
3. College towns often appear on this list because student populations bring down the median household income statistics.

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