Austin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Austin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2473	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5974	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1613	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$3016	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$556	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5652	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	962K	16.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 477% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 812th and 8916th ($2473 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th 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 2.3 months in Austin compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 116th and 5968th 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	$16.8	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.91	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1307	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4136	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2445	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4709	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2939	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.29	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.91	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.37	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$64	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1453	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21741	$1444

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2145
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2250
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2194
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2226
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2177
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2006
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2172
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2155
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2194
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1890
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2071
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2223
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2231
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2129
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2137
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1798
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2143
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2145
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2156
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2248
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2080
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2158
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2189
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2101
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2003
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2035
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2299

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317