Cape Town vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$582	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$274
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	72
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	3.78M	16.8M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 149% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 5016th and 8899th ($1071 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5491st and 5971st 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	$8.4	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1681

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314