Dhaka vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2152
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4849
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1358
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2188
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$3845
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	638K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Gold Coast. Cities ranked 8745th and 1408th ($456 vs $2152) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Gold Coast. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 6th in Australia, while ranked 5727th and 120th 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	$2.5	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$91.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$8562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$5.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$11702

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2356
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1785
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1881
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1816
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1354
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1545
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1461
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1404
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$1998
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1903
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1691
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2741
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2348
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1610
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1463
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1430
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1723
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2604
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1669
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1249
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1462
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1716
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1693