Baltimore vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	76
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	16.8M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 364% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1414th and 8803rd ($2234 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 164th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Dhaka

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	Baltimore	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$2100

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307