Dhaka vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$1448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$3599
🏠 One person rent
$150
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$517
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$3219
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
58
92
🏙️ Population
16.8M
566K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 67% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8770th and 4158th ($478 vs $1448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 592nd in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dresden ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 6105th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$5.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1203
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$764
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$37.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$2772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$8.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$52.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$15933

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551