Brasilia vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$415	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	76
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	3M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 93% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6162nd and 8803rd ($928 vs $481) 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 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5658th and 6218th 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	$7.88	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$2100

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307