Austin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Austin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2475	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5680	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5010	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	76
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	962K	16.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 418% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 932nd and 8770th ($2475 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 806th 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Austin ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 192nd and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Dhaka

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	Austin	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.34	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1888	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3110	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2018	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.5	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5778	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3142	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.52	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.5	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.8	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1503	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20982	$2391

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2058
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2149
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2110
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2125
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2120
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1857
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2105
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2093
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2070
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2071
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1950
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1843
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2066
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2003
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1900
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2093
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1860
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2093
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2107
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2148
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2111
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2261
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2064
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2164
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2206
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2142
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$1916
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2025
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2316

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