Dhaka vs Gimhae - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Gimhae
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$959
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2505
🏠 One person rent	$118	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$459
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2363
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	71
😀 Quality of life	54	71
🏙️ Population	16.8M	534K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 55% less expensive than in Gimhae. Cities ranked 8899th and 5742nd ($430 vs $959) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 77th in Bangladesh and South Korea, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2.5 months in Gimhae. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gimhae ranked 21st in South Korea, while ranked 5971st and 1960th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Gimhae

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	Dhaka	Gimhae
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$34.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$353
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$7020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$5956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$42.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$26.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$8.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$4.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$25
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$13468

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Gimhae

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Yangsan	$1027
21 km or 13 mi	Busan	$1060
21 km or 13 mi	Changwon	$1075
31 km or 19 mi	Masan	$998
31 km or 19 mi	Miryang	$1030
48 km or 30 mi	Sacheon	$983
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
53 km or 33 mi	Ulsan	$1059
60 km or 37 mi	Tongyeong	$924
66 km or 41 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
72 km or 45 mi	Jinju	$1054
75 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$995
75 km or 47 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
82 km or 51 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
99 km or 61 mi	Pohang	$988
100 km or 62 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
112 km or 70 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
118 km or 74 mi	Gumi	$992
120 km or 75 mi	Gimcheon	$977
121 km or 75 mi	Tsushima	$903
123 km or 76 mi	Yeosu	$989
131 km or 81 mi	Suncheon	$1059
137 km or 85 mi	Namwon	$987
147 km or 91 mi	Sangju	$1000
149 km or 92 mi	Andong	$880
163 km or 101 mi	Mungyeong	$979
170 km or 106 mi	Jeonju	$854
178 km or 111 mi	Yeongju	$964
179 km or 111 mi	Gwangju	$1101
181 km or 113 mi	Iki	$902
183 km or 114 mi	Daejeon	$992
187 km or 116 mi	Jeongeup	$970
187 km or 116 mi	Gyeryong	$977
191 km or 119 mi	Gimje	$937
191 km or 119 mi	Iksan	$959
195 km or 121 mi	Nonsan	$1019
198 km or 123 mi	Naju	$1012
200 km or 124 mi	Cheongju	$936
200 km or 125 mi	Sejong	$1019
209 km or 130 mi	Gongju	$1038