Bangalore vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bangalore	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$585	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1563	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$239	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$571	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.7	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1467	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	74	72
😀 Quality of life	70	57
🏙️ Population	12.3M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 28% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 7797th and 8745th ($585 vs $456) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bangalore compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Bangalore ranked 1st best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 2674th and 5727th 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	$3.88	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.8	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.68	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.75	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$176	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$786	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.07%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3402	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1685	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.02	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.06	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.79	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.17	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.74	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.77	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.6	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.5	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.1	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$126	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3732	$1449

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$399
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$359
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$367
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$321
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$328
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$269
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$415
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$319
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$383
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$327
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$337
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$356
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$350
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$358
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$417
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$369
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$339
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$326
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$325
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$337
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$391
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$358
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$434
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$341
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$357
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$424
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$337
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$350
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$343
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$379
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$302
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$350
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$309
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$358
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$391
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$326
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$361
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$348
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$375

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