Atlanta vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	76
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	499K	16.8M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 450% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 688th and 8770th ($2628 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 199th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Dhaka

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	Atlanta	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$2391

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

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