Chennai vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chennai	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1140	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$152	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$346	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$163	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.4	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$274
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	72
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	6.6M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chennai is 0.1% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8897th and 8899th ($430 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in India and Bangladesh, respectively. Check India vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Chennai compared to 0.6 months in Dhaka. Chennai ranked 4th best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 4021st and 5971st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chennai vs Dhaka

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	Chennai	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.83	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.6	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$170	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$102	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.23%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1935	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$767	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.4	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.91	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.5	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.78	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.82	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.79	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.7	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.86	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.73	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.2	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.6	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$80.7	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1573	$1681

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$315
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$258
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$354
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$360
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$514
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$306
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$346
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$367
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$355
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$338
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$304
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$302
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$533
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$375
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$359
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$304
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$295
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$292
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$280
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$300
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$354
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$349
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$316
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$311
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$304
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$310
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$339
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$366
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$298
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$272
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$307
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$272
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$292
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$306

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