Canberra vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	73
😀 Quality of life	86	57
🏙️ Population	381K	16.8M

The cost of living in Canberra is 335% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1949th and 8829th ($2019 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Australia and Bangladesh, respectively. Check Australia vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 413th and 6151st 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	$14.3	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$1844

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

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