Baltimore vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	73
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	586K	16.8M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 400% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1219th and 8829th ($2323 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 128th and 6151st 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	$17.4	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$1844

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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