Dhaka vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4092
🏠 One person rent	$121	$955
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1589
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3052
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	72	63
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 8916th and 2563rd ($428 vs $1785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 100th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Edmonton. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edmonton ranked 13th in Canada, while ranked 5968th and 172nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Edmonton

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	Dhaka	Edmonton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$54.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$929
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2798
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$75
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$45.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$83.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$8270

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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 Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1723
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1727
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2149
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1914
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1854
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$2001
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1586
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1781
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2139
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2250
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1678
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2150
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2011
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2469
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2498
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1642
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1566
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1983
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2417
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2589
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2650
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2278
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2330
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1917