Dhaka vs Diyarbakir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Diyarbakir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1365
🏠 One person rent	$141	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$463
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$186
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$647
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	28
😀 Quality of life	57	47
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.73M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 19% less expensive than in Diyarbakir. Cities ranked 8829th and 8067th ($464 vs $571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 112th in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Diyarbakir. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Diyarbakir ranked 51st in Turkey, while ranked 6151st and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Diyarbakir

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	Dhaka	Diyarbakir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$366
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	30.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$575
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$2.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$33.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$45.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$4326

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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 Diyarbakir

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Cinar	$582
61 km or 38 mi	Derik	$587
79 km or 49 mi	Batman	$624
79 km or 49 mi	Mardin	$559
86 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
111 km or 69 mi	Bingol	$552
120 km or 74 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
122 km or 76 mi	Elazig	$622
126 km or 78 mi	Nusaybin	$587
129 km or 80 mi	Qamishli	$464
143 km or 89 mi	Mus	$573
150 km or 93 mi	Siirt	$596
152 km or 95 mi	Urfa	$662
162 km or 101 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
170 km or 106 mi	Akcakale	$625
173 km or 107 mi	Adiyaman	$693
173 km or 108 mi	Bitlis	$583
174 km or 108 mi	Malatya	$627
184 km or 115 mi	Cizre	$591
201 km or 125 mi	Sirnak	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Erzincan	$623
229 km or 142 mi	Sinjar	$402
232 km or 144 mi	Zakho	$656
237 km or 147 mi	Nizip	$612
240 km or 149 mi	Erzurum	$457
244 km or 151 mi	Raqqa	$483
261 km or 162 mi	Bayburt	$624
269 km or 167 mi	Gaziantep	$602
270 km or 168 mi	Duhok	$619
286 km or 177 mi	Van	$585
287 km or 178 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
291 km or 181 mi	Gumushane	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
306 km or 190 mi	Kilis	$600
308 km or 191 mi	Mosul	$588
310 km or 193 mi	Hakkari	$577
316 km or 197 mi	Agri	$562
333 km or 207 mi	Islahiye	$530
333 km or 207 mi	Aleppo	$535
346 km or 215 mi	Sivas	$709