Dhaka vs Gothenburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Gothenburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3695
🏠 One person rent	$118	$808
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1406
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3142
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	46
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	675K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Gothenburg. Cities ranked 8899th and 2959th ($430 vs $1623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh and Sweden, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Gothenburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gothenburg ranked 2nd in Sweden, while ranked 5971st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Gothenburg

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	Dhaka	Gothenburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1561
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$67.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$5838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$78.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3664

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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 Gothenburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.8 km or 1.7 mi	Molndal	$1498
58 km or 36 mi	Boras	$1367
66 km or 41 mi	Varberg	$1284
70 km or 44 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
76 km or 47 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
80 km or 50 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
90 km or 56 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
126 km or 78 mi	Halmstad	$1208
130 km or 81 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
134 km or 83 mi	Varnamo	$1424
136 km or 84 mi	Skovde	$1473
142 km or 88 mi	Aalborg	$1676
150 km or 93 mi	Ljungby	$1333
157 km or 98 mi	Mariestad	$1373
164 km or 102 mi	Halden	$1575
167 km or 104 mi	Angelholm	$1310
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
182 km or 113 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
186 km or 115 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
186 km or 115 mi	Helsingor	$1800
186 km or 116 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
187 km or 116 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
191 km or 118 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
191 km or 119 mi	Larvik	$1733
192 km or 119 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
194 km or 121 mi	Hillerod	$1983
199 km or 124 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
200 km or 124 mi	Aarhus	$1828
202 km or 125 mi	Horsholm	$1952
202 km or 126 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
206 km or 128 mi	Landskrona	$1140
207 km or 129 mi	Viborg	$1508
208 km or 129 mi	Arendal	$1623
210 km or 131 mi	Karlstad	$1279
212 km or 132 mi	Moss	$1707
212 km or 132 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
213 km or 132 mi	Horten	$1631
216 km or 134 mi	Gentofte	$2134
222 km or 138 mi	Skien	$1651
223 km or 138 mi	Arvika	$1251