Bangalore vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$219	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	68	54
🏙️ Population	12.3M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 24% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8398th and 8899th ($533 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 3159th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Dhaka

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	Bangalore	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1681

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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