Chicago vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chicago	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2822	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6502	$1161
🏠 One person rent	$1695	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$730	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$79.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5026	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chicago is 487% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 375th and 8803rd ($2822 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 22nd and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Dhaka

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	Chicago	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.7	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.5	$5.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.93	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2002	$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3205	$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2314	$185
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	10.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3759	$1083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2521	$611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$4.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.16	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.59	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$7.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.62	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$4.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.9	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.23	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.5	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$154	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33	$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$17.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.7	$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1863	$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24172	$2100

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2432
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2406
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2396
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2300
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2449
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2443
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2381
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2408
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2466
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2295
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2439
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2454
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2433
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2521
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2438
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2475
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2434
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1906
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2411
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2440
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2503
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1889
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2438
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2415
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2477
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2434
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2525
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2354
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2421
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2412
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2311
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2398
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1862
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2425
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2434

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307