Brisbane vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	76
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	2.71M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 386% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1241st and 8770th ($2323 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 3rd and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Dhaka

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	Brisbane	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$2391

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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