Dhaka vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$744
🏠 One person rent	$118	$103
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$162
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$122
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$182
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	72	43
😀 Quality of life	54	26
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8899th and 9184th ($430 vs $308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Gujranwala. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 5971st and 8475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Gujranwala

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	Dhaka	Gujranwala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$12.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$54.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$35
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$106
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$61.5
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$783
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$8.94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$6.38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$12.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$16.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$850

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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 Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$321
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$380
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$373
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$281
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$411
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$383
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$287
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$354
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$389
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$306
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$355
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$458
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$305
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$358
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$300
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$342
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$292
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$442
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$441
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$354
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$273
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$382
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$356
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$365
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$369
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$361
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$379
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$366
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$272
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$346
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$364
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$392
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$251
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$283
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$321