Cost of Living Monitor
BDPolicy Lab — 2026-03-04
Food Basket
৳6,744
▼ 1 ৳
MoM Change
%-1.2
▼ +1.2 %
YoY Change
%-6.1
▼ +6.1 %
CPI Food
%10.5
▲ 10.5 %
Key Indicators
- basket_cost: 6,744.21
- basket_cost_prev: 6,823.28
- basket_mom_pct: -1.20
- basket_yoy_pct: -6.10
- cpi_food: 10.50
- usd_bdt: 122.33
- price_trends: {'hdx_wfp_rice_coarse_price': [{'date': '2024-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 52.36}, {'date': '2025-01-31 00:00:00', 'value': 53.41}, {'date': '2025-02-28 00:00:00', 'value': 53.35}, {'date': '2025-03-31 00:00:00', 'value': 53.16}, {'date': '2025-04-30 00:00:00', 'value': 53.21}, {'date': '2025-05-31 00:00:00', 'value': 52.23}, {'date': '2025-06-30 00:00:00', 'value': 52.23}, {'date': '2025-07-31 00:00:00', 'value': 53.49}, {'date': '2025-08-31 00:00:00', 'value': 53.41}, {'date': '2025-09-30 00:00:00', 'value': 53.21}, {'date': '2025-10-31 00:00:00', 'value': 52.2}, {'date': '2025-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 51.25}], 'hdx_wfp_lentils_masur_price': [{'date': '2025-01-31 00:00:00', 'value': 110.01}, {'date': '2025-02-28 00:00:00', 'value': 109.37}, {'date': '2025-03-31 00:00:00', 'value': 105.5}, {'date': '2025-04-30 00:00:00', 'value': 109.87}, {'date': '2025-05-31 00:00:00', 'value': 106.55}, {'date': '2025-06-30 00:00:00', 'value': 104.8}, {'date': '2025-07-31 00:00:00', 'value': 103.91}, {'date': '2025-08-31 00:00:00', 'value': 103.96}, {'date': '2025-09-30 00:00:00', 'value': 103.09}, {'date': '2025-10-31 00:00:00', 'value': 103.57}, {'date': '2025-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 100.2}, {'date': '2025-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 96.18}], 'hdx_wfp_oil_soybean_price': [{'date': '2025-01-31 00:00:00', 'value': 171.66}, {'date': '2025-02-28 00:00:00', 'value': 176.98}, {'date': '2025-03-31 00:00:00', 'value': 168.29}, {'date': '2025-04-30 00:00:00', 'value': 168.91}, {'date': '2025-05-31 00:00:00', 'value': 169.6}, {'date': '2025-06-30 00:00:00', 'value': 169.22}, {'date': '2025-07-31 00:00:00', 'value': 169.14}, {'date': '2025-08-31 00:00:00', 'value': 170.22}, {'date': '2025-09-30 00:00:00', 'value': 173.11}, {'date': '2025-10-31 00:00:00', 'value': 175.12}, {'date': '2025-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 190.32}, {'date': '2025-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 176.8}], 'hdx_wfp_eggs_price': [{'date': '2024-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 12.38}, {'date': '2024-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 12.25}, {'date': '2025-02-28 00:00:00', 'value': 11.88}, {'date': '2025-04-30 00:00:00', 'value': 10.12}, {'date': '2025-05-31 00:00:00', 'value': 10.62}, {'date': '2025-06-30 00:00:00', 'value': 10.0}, {'date': '2025-07-31 00:00:00', 'value': 9.25}, {'date': '2025-08-31 00:00:00', 'value': 10.62}, {'date': '2025-09-30 00:00:00', 'value': 11.12}, {'date': '2025-10-31 00:00:00', 'value': 11.53}, {'date': '2025-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 10.38}, {'date': '2025-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 9.75}], 'hdx_wfp_fuel_diesel_price': [{'date': '2024-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 112.88}, {'date': '2024-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 113.5}, {'date': '2025-02-28 00:00:00', 'value': 115.38}, {'date': '2025-04-30 00:00:00', 'value': 114.88}, {'date': '2025-05-31 00:00:00', 'value': 112.25}, {'date': '2025-06-30 00:00:00', 'value': 110.12}, {'date': '2025-07-31 00:00:00', 'value': 111.62}, {'date': '2025-08-31 00:00:00', 'value': 114.75}, {'date': '2025-09-30 00:00:00', 'value': 115.5}, {'date': '2025-10-31 00:00:00', 'value': 104.5}, {'date': '2025-11-30 00:00:00', 'value': 110.75}, {'date': '2025-12-31 00:00:00', 'value': 120.75}]}
Data sources: WFP Bangladesh food price monitoring, Bangladesh Bank, FRED. Analysis by BDPolicy Lab. Generated on 2026-03-04.