Dhaka vs Edmonton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Edmonton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1004
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1648
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2739
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	73	63
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.01M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Edmonton. Cities ranked 8829th and 2644th ($464 vs $1823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Edmonton. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Edmonton ranked 16th in Canada, while ranked 6151st and 171st 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	$2.14	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$56.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1651
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$71.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$8796

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001