Dhaka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$121	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$5777
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8916th and 5th ($428 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs New York City

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	Dhaka	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$20585

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108