Dhaka vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4159
🏠 One person rent	$150	$996
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1618
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3432
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	76	64
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 8770th and 2656th ($478 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Edmonton. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edmonton ranked 7th in Canada, while ranked 6105th and 133rd 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	$2.19	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$970
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$752
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$56.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$2375
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$2262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$57.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$776
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$9664

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100