Auckland vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	76
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	1.47M	16.8M

The cost of living in Auckland is 348% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1604th and 8803rd ($2156 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in New Zealand and Bangladesh, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 240th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Dhaka

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	Auckland	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$2100

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307