Ahmedabad vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Ahmedabad	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$505	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1162	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$222	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$366	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.5	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$542	$309
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	56	57
🏙️ Population	7.65M	16.8M

The cost of living in Ahmedabad is 11% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8477th and 8745th ($505 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 17th best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5867th and 5727th 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	$3.02	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.4	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.25	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.59	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.31	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$284	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.4	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.6	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.43	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.94%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1344	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$729	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.79	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.25	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.5	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.18	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.95	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.93	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.6	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.24	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.3	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$52.5	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$81	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1882	$1449

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Cities near Ahmedabad

Distance	City	Cost of living
23 km or 15 mi	Gandhinagar	$339
47 km or 29 mi	Nadiad	$396
66 km or 41 mi	Mehsana	$377
103 km or 64 mi	Vadodara	$399
110 km or 68 mi	Godhra	$385
148 km or 92 mi	Bhavnagar	$296
200 km or 124 mi	Rajkot	$353
206 km or 128 mi	Udaipur	$338
208 km or 130 mi	Surat	$809
234 km or 145 mi	Navsari	$301
256 km or 159 mi	Ratlam	$323
299 km or 186 mi	Bhuj	$308
314 km or 195 mi	Pali	$336
327 km or 203 mi	Ujjain	$281
332 km or 206 mi	Bhilwara	$338
336 km or 209 mi	Indore	$390
343 km or 213 mi	Malegaon	$345
343 km or 213 mi	Porbandar	$358
359 km or 223 mi	Nashik	$377
381 km or 237 mi	Jalgaon	$359
385 km or 239 mi	Jodhpur	$360
397 km or 246 mi	Vasai	$315
407 km or 253 mi	Kota	$370
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwandi	$368
424 km or 264 mi	Kalyan	$391
430 km or 267 mi	Thane	$482
435 km or 270 mi	Ajmer	$336
447 km or 278 mi	Navi Mumbai	$457
451 km or 280 mi	Aurangabad	$379
453 km or 281 mi	Mumbai	$706
456 km or 283 mi	Mirpur Khas	$326
495 km or 308 mi	Bhopal	$334
501 km or 311 mi	Hyderabad	$297
519 km or 322 mi	Pune	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Akola	$375
537 km or 333 mi	Vidisha	$316
544 km or 338 mi	Jaipur	$392
553 km or 343 mi	Nawabshah	$292
560 km or 348 mi	Bikaner	$291
571 km or 355 mi	Sikar	$375

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323