Bucharest vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$474	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	72
😀 Quality of life	79	54
🏙️ Population	1.72M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 130% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5565th and 8899th ($988 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Romania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Romania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 645th and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Dhaka

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	Bucharest	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$1681

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

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