Dhaka vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5663
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2459
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3703
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	88
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	488K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8916th and 1263rd ($428 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5968th and 40th 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	$1.9	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$119
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$23136

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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 Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1744
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1710
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1625
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1647
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1793
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2013
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1793
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1599
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1573
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1390
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1420
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1800
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1734
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1706
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1571
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1602
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1830
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1424
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1459
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1364
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1467
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1528
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1783
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1467
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1763
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1989
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767