Brasilia vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brasilia	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2550	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$443	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$765	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$295	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$891	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	76
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	3M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 100% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5856th and 8770th ($958 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5032nd and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Dhaka

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	Brasilia	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.07	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.16	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.3	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$547	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$314	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.4	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2461	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1684	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.7	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.4	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.39	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.5	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.07	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.38	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.09	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.19	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.4	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.9	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$710	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17564	$2391

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296