Cape Town vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$603	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	72
😀 Quality of life	59	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 161% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 4849th and 8916th ($1120 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Bangladesh, respectively. Check South Africa vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Dhaka. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5407th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Dhaka

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	Cape Town	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.8	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$1444

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317