Brisbane vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	72
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	2.36M	16.8M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 482% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 781st and 8916th ($2491 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 15th and 5968th 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	$14	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$1444

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317