Dhaka vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2858
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$6400
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1880
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$3325
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4105
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	96
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	593K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 84% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8829th and 315th ($464 vs $2858) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 6151st and 21st 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	$2.14	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$2001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$3623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$7908
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$6270
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$98.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$20.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$3.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$57.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$76.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$9426

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2402
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2443
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2902
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1955
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2010
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1912
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1879
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2359
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1884
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2205
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1484
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1703
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2159
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2768
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1712
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1551
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1655
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1815
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1804
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1834
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1937
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1832
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1813
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1682
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2472
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1729
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2023
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1802
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1680
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1873
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1883
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1840
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1652
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1839
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1723