Ahmedabad vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Ahmedabad	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$452	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1122	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$166	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$318	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$181	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.1	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$467	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	57	72
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	7.65M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 5% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8848th and 8899th ($452 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Ahmedabad ranked 19th best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5984th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ahmedabad vs Dhaka

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	Ahmedabad	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.45	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.2	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.02	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.14	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$117	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$355	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$232	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.12	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.86%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$885	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.29	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.5	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.09	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.03	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.87	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.98	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.18	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.13	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.87	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.48	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.3	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$60.6	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1659	$1681

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$382
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$389
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$371
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$311
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$310
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$771
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$286
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$311
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$288
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$324
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$298
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$340
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$367
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$378
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$333
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$333
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$348
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$366
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$284
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$339
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$381
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$501
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$279
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$350
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$363
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$334
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$513
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$295
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$331
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$376
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$325
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$297
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$350

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314