Bucharest vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bucharest	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1116	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2864	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$525	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$907	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$80	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1391	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	81	57
🏙️ Population	1.72M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 140% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4913th and 8829th ($1116 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Romania and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Romania vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 646th and 6151st 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	$11.7	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.27	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.41	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.45	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$376	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1044	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$667	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.4	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.28%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3651	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2102	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.02	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.16	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.41	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.07	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.18	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.8	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.84	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.8	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.4	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.7	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$664	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$1844

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302