Dhaka vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$5339
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1290
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4308
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	88
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	776K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8770th and 1384th ($478 vs $2251) 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 6105th and 48th 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	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$21222

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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 Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778