Chicago vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chicago	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2799	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6454	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1702	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2727	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5210	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	73
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	16.8M

The cost of living in Chicago is 503% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 394th and 8829th ($2799 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 338th 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 1.9 months in Chicago compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 16th and 6151st 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	$19.2	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1993	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3215	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2313	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.77%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3645	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2499	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.3	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.5	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.84	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.2	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.7	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2032	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$1844

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426

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