Dhaka vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1779
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4033
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1140
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$408
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3416
😷 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 8899th and 2449th ($430 vs $1779) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Doha. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 5971st and 562nd 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	$1.89	$9.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$52.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$888
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1664
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$65.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$85.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4779
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$11200

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1709
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1223
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1243
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1280
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$1068
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1056
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$897
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$901
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2379
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1494
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2240
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$547
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$551
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$546
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1844
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$548
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$557
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1239
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$589
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1637
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$563
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1393
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$529
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$736
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$536
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$514
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$740
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$547
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$544
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$780
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$723
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$904