Dhaka vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$302
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$729
🏠 One person rent	$141	$98
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$124
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$38.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$131
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	73	43
😀 Quality of life	57	30
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 54% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8829th and 9199th ($464 vs $302) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Gujranwala. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gujranwala ranked 10th in Pakistan, while ranked 6151st and 8772nd 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	$2.14	$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$53.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$34.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$95.4
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$60
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	18.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$522
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$3.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$5.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$2.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$8.71
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$10.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$82.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$16.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$843

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$316
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$363
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$320
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$311
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$427
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$380
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$284
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$277
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$372
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$333
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$350
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$376
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$303
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$337
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$291
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$351
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$294
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$443
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$421
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$340
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$265
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$344
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$347
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$357
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$373
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$362
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$354
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$270
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$334
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$351
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$403
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$262
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$301
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$285
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$330