Austin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	73
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	962K	16.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 421% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1002nd and 8829th ($2416 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 151st and 6151st 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	$19.1	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$1844

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302