Austin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	72
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	962K	16.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 471% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 858th and 8899th ($2455 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th 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 Austin compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 142nd and 5971st 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	$17.5	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$1681

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314