Dhaka vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2239
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4966
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1436
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3017
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	608K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8899th and 1278th ($430 vs $2239) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Gold Coast. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 5971st and 223rd 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	$1.89	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$8546
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$6.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$51.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$87.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$2092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6970

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2016
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1677
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1748
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1683
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1185
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1478
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1448
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1702
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2099
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1824
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1584
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2539
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2252
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1538
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1511
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1416
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1616
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2023
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1619
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1667
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1691
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1643
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1645