Dhaka vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$428
$1462
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1078
$3582
🏠 One person rent
$121
$729
🏘️ Family rent
$235
$1362
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$467
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.7
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$282
$3112
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
16.8M
563K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 71% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8916th and 3857th ($428 vs $1462) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 506th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2.1 months in Dresden. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dresden ranked 30th in Germany, while ranked 5968th and 203rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.5
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.57
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.18
$4.46
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.29
$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$710
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$77.4
$466
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$1354
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$167
$981
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.5
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.7
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.48%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1008
$5042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$531
$3939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.8
$59.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$22.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.68
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.22
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.18
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.58
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.4
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.81
$8.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.65
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.79
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.1
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.2
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$40.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$45.9
$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1444
$12328

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387