Austin vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Austin	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2590	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6302	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1683	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$3179	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5536	$309
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	962K	16.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 468% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 548th and 8745th ($2590 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 126th and 5727th 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	$17.9	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.93	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.58	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1988	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4238	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2575	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.76%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7634	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2615	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.99	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.41	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.33	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.58	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.38	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1599	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21605	$1449

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2095
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2150
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2146
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2093
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2146
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1902
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2158
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2146
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2066
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2219
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2186
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1829
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2071
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$1988
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2108
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2128
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2126
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2149
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2129
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2221
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2118
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2143
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2306
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2141
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2055
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2107
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2338

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