Boston vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Boston	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3652	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8068	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$2548	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$4099	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6190	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	676K	16.8M

The cost of living in Boston is 687% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 27th and 8829th ($3652 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 Boston compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 71st and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Dhaka

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	Boston	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.06	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2890	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2183	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5272	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3425	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9693	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6005	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.68	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.83	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.82	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.29	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.4	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.56	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$189	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.5	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2782	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27427	$1844

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833

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