Dhaka vs Dili - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Dili
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1274
🏠 One person rent	$106	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$207
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$28.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$387
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	72	11
😀 Quality of life	57	33
🏙️ Population	16.8M	222K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 11% less expensive than in Dili. Cities ranked 8745th and 8409th ($456 vs $514) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Dili. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dili ranked 1st in East Timor, while ranked 5727th and 8018th 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	$2.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	10.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$6.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$6.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$17.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$30.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3486

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Dili

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ainaro	$506
62 km or 38 mi	Maliana	$505
97 km or 60 mi	Baucau	$506
282 km or 176 mi	Kupang	$502
473 km or 294 mi	Baubau	$499
607 km or 377 mi	Kendari	$506
611 km or 380 mi	Ambon	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Darwin	$1859
754 km or 469 mi	Bima	$556
779 km or 484 mi	Makassar	$519
829 km or 515 mi	Parepare	$506
857 km or 533 mi	Palopo	$525
1040 km or 646 mi	Mataram	$361
1049 km or 652 mi	Gorontalo	$429
1058 km or 657 mi	Ternate	$431
1061 km or 660 mi	Palu	$568
1061 km or 660 mi	Sorong	$504
1113 km or 692 mi	Bitung	$431
1121 km or 696 mi	Manado	$422
1134 km or 705 mi	Ubud	$870
1139 km or 708 mi	Denpasar	$546
1163 km or 722 mi	Bali	$873
1265 km or 786 mi	Balikpapan	$643
1273 km or 791 mi	Manokwari	$495
1293 km or 804 mi	Samarinda	$604
1317 km or 818 mi	Bontang	$577
1324 km or 823 mi	Banjarbaru	$450
1347 km or 837 mi	Banjarmasin	$460
1363 km or 847 mi	Probolinggo	$469
1398 km or 869 mi	Pasuruan	$454
1421 km or 883 mi	Surabaya	$522
1427 km or 887 mi	Malang	$383
1438 km or 894 mi	Batu	$403
1452 km or 902 mi	Mojokerto	$459
1470 km or 913 mi	Palangka Raya	$484
1478 km or 918 mi	Blitar	$427
1495 km or 929 mi	Kediri	$439
1550 km or 963 mi	Madiun	$440
1586 km or 985 mi	Tarakan	$537
1628 km or 1012 mi	Surakarta	$383