Dhaka vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4093
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1170
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3747
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	45
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.19M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 8916th and 2461st ($428 vs $1810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Qatar, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2.1 months in Doha. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5968th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Doha

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	Dhaka	Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$7.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$12.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$88.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$4584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$5.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$112
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$798
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$11230

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1719
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1218
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1226
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1267
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$870
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$989
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$878
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$928
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2309
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1503
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2084
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1768
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$561
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$548
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$541
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1050
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$556
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1603
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$537
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1232
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$558
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1586
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$728
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$546
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$489
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$713
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$507
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$520
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$557
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$786
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$879