Charlotte vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Charlotte	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2423	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5566	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1475	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2428	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4235	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	73
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	875K	16.8M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 422% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 986th and 8829th ($2423 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 865th and 1st in the United States and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the United States vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Charlotte compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Charlotte ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 234th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Dhaka

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	Charlotte	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1574	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1243	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2814	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2056	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.4	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3607	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2665	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.18	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.6	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.11	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.5	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1305	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24711	$1844

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2239
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2121
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2196
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2067
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2102
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1960
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2019
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2160
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$1988
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2212
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2094
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2075
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1878
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$2167
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2070
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2156
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1923
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2124
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1993
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2152
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2305
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2065
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1853
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2418
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1970
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2529
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1980
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1929
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2166
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2737
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2166
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2154
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2013

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