Detroit vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$1123
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$141
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$80.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	73
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	639K	16.8M

The cost of living in Detroit is 360% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 1636th and 8829th ($2133 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Dhaka. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 311th and 6151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Dhaka

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	Detroit	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$5.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$95.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$274
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$22.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$4.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$6.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$2.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$3.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$0.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$2.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$46.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$57.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$1844

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

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