Arlington vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	76
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	394K	16.8M

The cost of living in Arlington is 300% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2324th and 8770th ($1913 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 1st in the United States and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United States vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 895th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Dhaka

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	Arlington	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$2391

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

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