Auckland vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	32	72
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.47M	16.8M

The cost of living in Auckland is 400% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1099th and 8745th ($2279 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 119th and 5727th 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	$14	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$1449

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

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