Dhaka vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5257
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1250
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2174
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4800
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	88
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	776K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1425th ($481 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 2.2 months in Frankfurt. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6218th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Frankfurt

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	Dhaka	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$18543

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1891
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1831
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1864
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1866
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1681
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1768
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1732
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1836
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1808
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1742
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1832
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1779
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1841
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1802
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1807
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1849
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1780
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1939
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1760
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1787
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1786
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1776
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1801