Dhaka vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1009
🏠 One person rent	$121	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$227
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$177
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$570
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	72	5
😀 Quality of life	54	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	115K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 11% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8916th and 9013th ($428 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Bhutan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Thimphu. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5968th and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$691

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$455
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$314
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$298
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$293
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$930
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$331
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$312
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$370
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$339
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$359
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$311
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$997
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$303
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$282
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$390
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$311
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$256
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$297
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$268
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$279
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$296
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$321
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$309
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$271
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$443
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$428
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$380
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$301
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$294
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$311
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$335
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$290
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$307
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$356
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$288
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$273
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$284