Dhaka vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4617
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1125
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1929
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$534
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3700
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	87
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	776K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8899th and 1863rd ($430 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5971st and 47th 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	$1.89	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14496

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595