Bandung vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$218	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$274
😷 Air quality	Bad	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	72
😀 Quality of life	40	54
🏙️ Population	2.88M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bandung is 27% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8276th and 8899th ($545 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Indonesia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Indonesia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 6910th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs Dhaka

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	Bandung	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$1681

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

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