Dhaka vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5104
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1223
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2302
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$520
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$3083
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	88
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	488K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8745th and 1692nd ($456 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5727th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Edinburgh

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	Dhaka	Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$14724

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Cities near Dhaka

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

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1651
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1659
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1537
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1731
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1527
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$1884
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1734
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1524
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1514
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1723
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1520
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1632
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1910
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1833
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1673
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1702
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1661
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1644
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1706
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1430
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1630
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1566
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1629
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1657
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1554
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1251
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1321
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1411
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1568
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1305
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1532
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1719
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666