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Triplandio Sylhet guide covers 3 travel guides across 11 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Sylhet with 48 POI, spanning 40.8 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Sylhet
City & Country Data Bangladesh (Sylhet)
Key travel data for Sylhet — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Bangladesh
Cost
HIGH
Safety
27
Health
0
Lifestyle
30
Infra
4
Rank
#92
Score
15
Tourists
323K/y
GDP/cap
$2.6k
Life Exp
74.9 yrs
Population
175.7M
Currency
BDT ৳
Language
Bengali
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
999
💰 Prices in Sylhet
Coffee
$2.00
Beer
$2.50
Lunch
$3.00
Groceries
$141.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.24
Transit
$1.08
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$16.00/m
Salary
$330/m
Best time to visit Sylhet (Bangladesh)
Now (July) avg: 28°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Nov & Dec.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
32°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:11 / 18:45
Local time
13:10
Best Months 
Nov & Dec
Nov & Dec
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Sylhet —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A pungent and spicy mash made from dried fermented fish and spices. A traditional breakfast staple made from soaked and fermented rice. A vegetarian mash of pui shaak (water spinach) cooked with spices. A unique tea with seven distinct layers, each having a different color and flavor. Beef cooked with the unique Shatkora fruit, offering a distinct tangy flavor.
Traditional Local Food
Sylhet (Bangladesh)
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Side
Fish & Seafood
Fish Shutki Bhorta
শুটকির ভর্তা
shoo-tki vor-ta
· Fermented fish mash
Main course
Vegan
Panta Bhat
পান্তাভাত
panto-bhaat
· Fermented rice dish
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Side
Vegan
Pui Shaak er Bharta
পুঁই শাকের ভর্তা
pui shaak-er vhor-ta
· Water spinach mash
Drink
Vegetarian
Seven Layer Tea
সাত স্তর চা
sat stor cha
· Layered spiced tea
Main course
Meat
Shatkora Bhuna
শতকরা ভুনা
shot-kora bhoo-na
· Tangy beef stew
