Dhaka vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$6629
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1987
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$3461
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$663
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4313
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	593K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 84% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8803rd and 223rd ($481 vs $2992) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Ireland, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Ireland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Dublin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 6218th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Dublin

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	Dhaka	Dublin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$96.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$8.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$2108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2999
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$8392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$6209
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$4.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$10947

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Cities near Dhaka

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

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2472
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2515
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2627
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2179
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2055
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2074
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1945
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1954
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2265
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1496
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1769
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2236
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2978
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1764
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1620
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1718
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1873
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1862
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1888
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1998
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1893
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1861
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1677
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2524
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1784
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1804
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2047
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1815
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1686
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1907
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1928
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1873
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1754
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1819
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1718