Brisbane vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	76
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 372% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1349th and 8803rd ($2269 vs $481) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 3rd and 6218th 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	$15.5	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$2100

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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