Barcelona vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Barcelona	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1841	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4103	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1100	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$452	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2025	$274
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	72
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	1.7M	16.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 328% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 2276th and 8899th ($1841 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Spain vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 270th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Dhaka

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	Barcelona	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.6	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.49	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.87	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1176	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$912	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1446	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.43%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5914	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.65	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.71	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.17	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.86	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.1	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$635	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13290	$1681

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522

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