Adelaide vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	50	76
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	16.8M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 393% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1178th and 8770th ($2355 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 75th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Dhaka

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	Adelaide	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$2391

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296