Cost of Living in Dhaka
Summary of cost of living in Dhaka, Bangladesh:
- A family of four estimated monthly costs are 1,415.3$ (171,890.6৳) without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person estimated monthly costs are 405.2$ (49,216.9৳) without rent.
- Dhaka is 64.9% less expensive than Columbus (without rent, see our cost of living index).
- Rent in Dhaka is, on average, 91.1% lower than in Columbus.
Restaurants |  Edit |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 250.00 ৳ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 1,525.00 ৳ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 600.00 ৳ | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (1 pint draught) | 500.00 ৳ | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 607.26 ৳ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 264.69 ৳ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 37.68 ৳ | |
| Water (12 oz small bottle) | 19.59 ৳ | |
Markets | Edit |
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| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 355.28 ৳ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 78.27 ৳ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 34.27 ৳ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 159.55 ৳ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 393.44 ৳ | |
| Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 184.11 ৳ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 360.24 ৳ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 144.08 ৳ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 59.52 ৳ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 141.09 ৳ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 50.25 ৳ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 28.38 ৳ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 51.51 ৳ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 44.00 ৳ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 35.48 ৳ | |
| Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range) | 1,100.00 ৳ | |
| Domestic Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 440.83 ৳ | |
| Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 794.74 ৳ | |
| Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 360.00 ৳ | |
Transportation | Edit |
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| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 50.00 ৳ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 2,434.78 ৳ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 150.00 ৳ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 80.47 ৳ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 300.00 ৳ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 486.92 ৳ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 3,500,000.00 ৳ | |
| Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 3,325,000.00 ৳ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | Edit |
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| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 4,205.37 ৳ | |
| Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 586.57 ৳ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 1,581.08 ৳ | |
Sports And Leisure | Edit |
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| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 2,407.14 ৳ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 1,687.50 ৳ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 500.00 ৳ | |
Childcare | Edit |
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| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 6,190.67 ৳ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 217,391.30 ৳ | |
Clothing And Shoes | Edit |
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| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 2,260.00 ৳ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 2,721.43 ৳ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 4,835.71 ৳ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 4,280.77 ৳ | |
Rent Per Month | Edit |
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| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 14,947.37 ৳ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 8,109.38 ৳ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 37,974.36 ৳ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 22,428.57 ৳ | |
Buy Apartment Price | Edit |
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| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 10,789.43 ৳ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 6,048.19 ৳ | |
Salaries And Financing | Edit |
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| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 33,280.00 ৳ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 10.70 |
Prices in Dhaka
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Last update: March 2025
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Leave a comment:8 Comments so far
Anonymous
on Nov 25, 2023:
This is not true information. I can help with true information.
Hakan's Life And Travels
on Nov 23, 2022:
İn Ankara Turkey, meat meal is 135 TL to 265 TL priced for 1 person. Coca Cola, fanta 33 ml Oz is 20 tl, alcoholic beer is 35 TL to 45 TL, milk price 1 litre is 26 TL, 1 litre honey is 300 TL. İntestine soup is 55 TL in Ankara Turkey.Highest wage is 30.000 TL per month for Prof drs, councillors and consultants at State depts, Turkish ambassador earn 15.000 usd per month while working at foreign soils.
Hakan's Life And Travels
on Nov 23, 2022:
Most prices of Goods and services are similar in Dhaka Bangladesh and Ankara City Turkey during 2022. Mcmeal is 90 TL , 1 time public bus ticket is 7 TL in Ankara. 3 plus 1 rent in Ankara is 2000 TL to 5000 TL par month with respect to New or old apt.
A.K.Bhattacharjee
on Sep 16, 2022:
Please give the address anlong with location of Home Stay in Hindu community in Dacca.
Anonymous
on Mar 21, 2022:
People bashing Bangladesh on this platform, to the extent that it's not livable at all, that it's a curse, are nothing short of losers. It is indeed difficult here for people who are uneducated or who couldn't get the opportunity for a decent education. I do feel for them. But for those who got decent education here, the issue is their lack of life skills and the inability to tackle the randomness of life that are part of the Bangladeshi ecosystem. They would rather go to a developed country and lead a life of a second class citizen. They would literally do modern-day slave labour there because they lack the skills to take on the challenge and survive in a thriving economy full of youth and opportunity. It's actually fitting for them that they would rather serve the aging population of the developed world through inexplicably high income and social taxes. It's better if they leave Bangladesh because no developing country wants a clamouring burden who are essentially useless and unproductive.
Anonymous
on Mar 09, 2022:
Now everything is so expensive that people are getting poorer and poorer. Living here is a curse
Anonymous
on Dec 14, 2020:
The majority food in open markets is tainted to keep longer which can be fatal
Anonymous
on Sep 26, 2020:
Responding to Anonymous on Apr 08, 2019. The post you are referring to is merely stating some anomalies for Numbeo staff to take into account, in however way they deem fit, if at all - that is, it does not at all look like "bashing". It is pointing at the difficulty of skewness and other biases. Furthermore, the personal information looks like a mishandled, intentional or unintentional copy-paste or reproduction of the original contribution, which is NOT part of the contribution body.