Dhaka vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5693
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1375
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2392
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$609
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3706
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	88
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	488K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1221st ($481 vs $2331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 37th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edinburgh ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6218th and 77th 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	$2.19	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$8.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1087
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$6800
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1708
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$26404

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1784
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1862
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1852
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1656
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1854
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1585
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2121
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1906
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1645
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1707
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1490
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1588
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1655
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$2012
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1975
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1803
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1827
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1784
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1771
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1573
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1964
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1755
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2053
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1415
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1540
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1430
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1450
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1727
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1873
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1496
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1819
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2265
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892