Chennai vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chennai	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$437	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1065	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$159	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$272	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$164	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$321	$181
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	73
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	6.6M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chennai is 6% less expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 8898th and 8829th ($437 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Chennai compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Chennai ranked 5th best city to live in India vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 5272nd and 6151st 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	$2.25	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.1	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.91	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.97	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.95	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$173	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$108	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$194	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.96	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.55%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1914	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$746	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.3	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.87	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.22	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.05	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.94	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.82	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$0.8	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.47	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.78	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.4	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.79	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.9	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.7	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.8	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.4	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$70.8	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1729	$1844

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Cities near Chennai

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Tirupati	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Vellore	$235
125 km or 78 mi	Chittoor	$291
138 km or 85 mi	Pondicherry	$327
153 km or 95 mi	Nellore	$535
159 km or 99 mi	Cuddalore	$300
198 km or 123 mi	Madanapalle	$327
219 km or 136 mi	Kadapa	$368
260 km or 162 mi	Proddatur	$367
269 km or 167 mi	Ongole	$334
279 km or 173 mi	Salem	$295
282 km or 175 mi	Thanjavur	$275
290 km or 180 mi	Bangalore	$524
304 km or 189 mi	Chirala	$304
305 km or 189 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
312 km or 194 mi	Hindupur	$341
328 km or 204 mi	Nandyal	$347
338 km or 210 mi	Anantapur	$345
339 km or 211 mi	Erode	$286
344 km or 214 mi	Tumkur	$355
353 km or 219 mi	Tenali	$290
354 km or 220 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
357 km or 222 mi	Guntur	$277
361 km or 224 mi	Tiruppur	$347
383 km or 238 mi	Vijayawada	$339
388 km or 241 mi	Kurnool	$345
396 km or 246 mi	Dindigul	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Mysore	$346
411 km or 256 mi	Eluru	$298
423 km or 263 mi	Madurai	$347
428 km or 266 mi	Coimbatore	$326
428 km or 266 mi	Adoni	$383
453 km or 282 mi	Nalgonda	$266
462 km or 287 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
463 km or 288 mi	Khammam	$265
474 km or 294 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
476 km or 296 mi	Kakinada	$291
482 km or 300 mi	Hospet	$266
494 km or 307 mi	Davanagere	$295
509 km or 317 mi	Malappuram	$286

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