Ahmedabad vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Ahmedabad	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$471	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$182	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$340	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.5	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$517	$282
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	7.65M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 10% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8798th and 8916th ($471 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Ahmedabad compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Ahmedabad ranked 18th best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5969th and 5968th 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	$2.99	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.18	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.6	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$134	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$251	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.06%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1192	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$792	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.43	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.11	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.16	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.96	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.07	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.88	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.8	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$25	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.1	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.4	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1837	$1444

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$424
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$399
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$402
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$391
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$297
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$326
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$347
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$785
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$284
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$327
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$295
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$338
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$285
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$360
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$379
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$394
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$344
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$346
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$357
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$375
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$288
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$368
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$396
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$484
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$299
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$406
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$716
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$376
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$367
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$315
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$519
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$304
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$337
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$395
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$341
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$268
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$371

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