Bucharest vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bucharest	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2436	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$449	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$782	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$333	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.7	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1072	$309
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	76	72
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	1.72M	16.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 111% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8745th ($961 vs $456) 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 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 703rd and 5727th 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	$9.66	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$464	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$587	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.75	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2654	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1649	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.86	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.19	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.03	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.32	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.97	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.19	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.54	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.9	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.9	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.2	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$503	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9569	$1449

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$846
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$817
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$868
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$619
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$702
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$681
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$758
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$701
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$739
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$610
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$611
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$928
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$595
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$719
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$718
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$646
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$748
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$639
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$813
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$495
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$743
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$851
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$898
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$962
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$563
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$800
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$746
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$702
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$730
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$561
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$508
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$865
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$670
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$661
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$678

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323