Dhaka vs Dublin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Dublin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1872
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$3267
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3754
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	593K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Dublin. Cities ranked 8916th and 300th ($428 vs $2810) 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 0.7 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 5968th 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	$1.9	$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$91.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1887
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2823
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$6156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$23.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$18.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$76.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$9488

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2528
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2362
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2492
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1930
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1933
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1854
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1805
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2207
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1830
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1989
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1467
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1650
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$2066
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2427
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1761
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1491
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1647
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1755
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1761
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1784
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1889
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1789
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1749
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1556
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2459
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1675
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1694
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1957
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1797
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1529
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1824
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1844
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1783
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1585
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1763
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1659