Dhaka vs Gold Coast - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Gold Coast
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5003
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2405
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3406
😷 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 8916th and 1120th ($428 vs $2300) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Gold Coast. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gold Coast ranked 7th in Australia, while ranked 5968th and 209th 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	$1.9	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2455
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$9386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1739
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7508

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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 Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2491
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1877
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1925
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1754
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1289
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1615
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1833
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1815
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2286
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$1997
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1732
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2801
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2472
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1674
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1500
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1532
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1748
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2393
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1746
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$1303
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1816
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1800
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1344 km or 835 mi	Dandenong	$1876