Chicago vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$1155
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$150
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$256
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$79.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$238
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	76
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	2.75M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chicago is 497% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 358th and 8770th ($2851 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 18th and 6105th 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	$19.6	$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$300
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$40
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	10.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$700
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$4.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$4.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$19.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$17
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$77.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$2391

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296