Brasilia vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$296	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	28	72
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	2.82M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 78% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 6598th and 8899th ($765 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Brazil and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5716th and 5971st 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	$6.98	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$1681

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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