Dhaka vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$846
🏠 One person rent	$121	$86.6
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$161
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$25
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$145
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	83
😀 Quality of life	54	56
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.6M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 32% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8916th and 9177th ($428 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Bangladesh and Egypt, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Giza. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Giza ranked 2nd in Egypt, while ranked 5968th and 5699th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Giza

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	Dhaka	Giza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$89
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$63.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$241
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$112
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$14
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	14.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$793
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$2.07
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$3.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$3.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$2.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$67.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1758

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$424
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$345
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$335
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$327
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$339
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$315
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$334
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$306
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$310
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$303
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$308
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$291
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$282
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$310
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$357
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$306
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$609
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1607
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1713
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$393
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1727
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$694
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1372
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1632
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1775
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1657
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$350
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1815
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$278
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$847