Dhaka vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1635
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2683
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$646
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3481
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	608K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8803rd and 839th ($481 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Gold Coast. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 6218th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Gold Coast

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	Dhaka	Gold Coast
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$7538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$57.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$6.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$26.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$56.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$2105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$8134

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2269
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1813
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1988
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1864
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1288
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1640
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1997
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1867
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2379
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2050
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1710
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2482
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1699
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1477
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1821
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2223
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1824
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1839
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1904
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1860
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1894