Dhaka vs Giza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Giza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$318
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$842
🏠 One person rent	$118	$90.3
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$183
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$154
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$23.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$138
😷 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 35% more expensive than in Giza. Cities ranked 8899th and 9160th ($430 vs $318) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 5740th 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	$1.89	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$15.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$66.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$9.12
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	19.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$1.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$2.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$4.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$12
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$13.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$49.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1943

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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 Giza

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Cairo	$417
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
22 km or 14 mi	Helwan	$335
50 km or 31 mi	Benha	$300
63 km or 39 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
68 km or 42 mi	Zagazig	$307
87 km or 54 mi	Faiyum	$325
88 km or 55 mi	Tanta	$288
106 km or 66 mi	Beni Suef	$319
106 km or 66 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
117 km or 73 mi	Mansoura	$301
120 km or 74 mi	Ismailia	$295
128 km or 79 mi	Suez	$272
136 km or 84 mi	Damanhur	$268
163 km or 101 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
167 km or 104 mi	Damietta	$298
172 km or 107 mi	Port Said	$276
181 km or 113 mi	Alexandria	$316
219 km or 136 mi	Minya	$339
314 km or 195 mi	Asyut	$290
352 km or 219 mi	Gaza	$640
355 km or 221 mi	Ofakim	$1684
358 km or 223 mi	Netivot	$1742
361 km or 225 mi	Dahab	$381
365 km or 227 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 227 mi	Sderot	$1732
370 km or 230 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
370 km or 230 mi	Aqaba	$809
370 km or 230 mi	Beersheba	$1471
372 km or 231 mi	Rahat	$1686
378 km or 235 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
384 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
384 km or 238 mi	Ashdod	$1837
384 km or 239 mi	Dimona	$1716
386 km or 240 mi	Sohag	$360
388 km or 241 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
395 km or 246 mi	Yavne	$1884
398 km or 247 mi	Hurghada	$342
401 km or 249 mi	Dura	$813