Dhaka vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$3020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$6615
🏠 One person rent	$150	$2023
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$3441
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$661
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3998
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	96
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	593K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 84% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8770th and 214th ($478 vs $3020) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Dublin. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Dublin ranked 1st in Ireland, while ranked 6105th and 42nd 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	$19.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$93.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$2081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$3773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$2979
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$8583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$5735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$4.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1409
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$12713

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742