Dhaka vs Dresden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dhaka Dresden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$456
$1406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3498
🏠 One person rent
$106
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$258
$1355
🍽️ Food expenses
$220
$446
🚐 Transport expenses
$89
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$309
$2906
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
65
😀 Quality of life
57
88
🏙️ Population
16.8M
555K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 68% less expensive than in Dresden. Cities ranked 8745th and 3786th ($456 vs $1406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 426th 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 31st in Germany, while ranked 5727th and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Dresden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.76
$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.21
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$4.32
 Cappuccino
$2.19
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$62.5
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1317
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$178
$955
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.3
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.78%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1103
$4611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$577
$4133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$3.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.98
$21.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.69
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.36
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.9
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.21
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.08
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.82
$5.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.65
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$7.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.19
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.3
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.22
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.1
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$45.3
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.9
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1449
$10601

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$446
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$303
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$387
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$324
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$290
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$342
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$310
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$315
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$293
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$287
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$304
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$338
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$311
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$347
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$339
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$356
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$346
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$341
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$348
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$319
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$343
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$520
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$351
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$349
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$355
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$364
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$346
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$342
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$346
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$354
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$399
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$325
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$360
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$357
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$323

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303