Dhaka vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1233
🏠 One person rent	$141	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$27.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$139
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	73	12
😀 Quality of life	57	30
🏙️ Population	16.8M	222K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 11% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 8829th and 8528th ($464 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and East Timor, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs East Timor comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Dili. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 6151st and 8795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dili

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	Dhaka	Dili
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$59.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	12.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1475
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$14.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$28.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$95.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3267

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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

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$513
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$512
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$513
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$531
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$507
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$502
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1647
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$588
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$523
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$502
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$519
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$402
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$445
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$447
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$549
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$500
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$447
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$445
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$834
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$489
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$1134
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$598
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$496
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$568
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$547
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$459
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$470
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$457
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$551
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$384
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$409
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$413
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$470
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$440
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$447
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$456
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$524
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$409