Dhaka vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$481
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1161
$3749
🏠 One person rent
$152
$706
🏘️ Family rent
$260
$1209
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3314
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
65
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
16.8M
566K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 69% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8803rd and 3968th ($481 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 536th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 2.2 months in Dresden. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dresden ranked 19th in Germany, while ranked 6218th and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dresden

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Dhaka Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$75.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.79
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.1
$5.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.29
$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$3.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$100
$462
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1275
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$185
$840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.49%
3.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1083
$5211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$611
$3268
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$3.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$72.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.31
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.4
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.11
$9.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.3
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.1
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.11
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.8
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.8
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$66.9
$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2100
$16803

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$351
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$350
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$355
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$314
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$287
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$296
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$314
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$281
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$275
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$290
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$321
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$298
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$330
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$320
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$321
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$336
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$325
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$323
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$330
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$299
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$324
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$448
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$331
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$329
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$335
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$341
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$326
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$320
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$326
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$330
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$338
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$344
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$338
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$307

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553