Canberra vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Canberra	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2258	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5105	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1409	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2111	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	76
😀 Quality of life	85	58
🏙️ Population	381K	16.8M

The cost of living in Canberra is 372% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1373rd and 8770th ($2258 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 0.5 months in Dhaka. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 438th and 6105th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Dhaka

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	Canberra	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.7	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.24	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1459	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1187	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2549	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1714	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9940	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6181	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.2	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$86.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.41	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.85	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2338	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17844	$2391

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1795
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1701
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1460
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1709
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2481
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2040
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2354
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1825
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1855
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1816
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1995
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$2000
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1936
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1915
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1913
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1834
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1493
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2543
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1933
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1896
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1813
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2179
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1606
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1273
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1905
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1868
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1728
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2364
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1720

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296