Dhaka vs Gujranwala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Gujranwala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$309
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$751
🏠 One person rent	$150	$97.5
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$152
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$150
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	76	44
😀 Quality of life	58	34
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 54% more expensive than in Gujranwala. Cities ranked 8770th and 9171st ($478 vs $309) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Gujranwala. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Gujranwala ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 6105th and 8578th 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	$2.19	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$10
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$54.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$35.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$97.8
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$44.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	13.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$8.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$0.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$2.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$1.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$7.97
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$2.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$21.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$956

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Gujranwala

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Kamoke	$332
48 km or 30 mi	Hafizabad	$382
48 km or 30 mi	Gujrat	$335
51 km or 32 mi	Sialkot	$313
52 km or 32 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
68 km or 43 mi	Lahore	$450
80 km or 50 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
86 km or 54 mi	Amritsar	$397
90 km or 56 mi	Jammu	$286
117 km or 72 mi	Mirpur	$280
123 km or 76 mi	Chiniot	$393
132 km or 82 mi	Faisalabad	$359
139 km or 86 mi	Pathankot	$371
143 km or 89 mi	Sargodha	$391
149 km or 93 mi	Sahiwal	$339
161 km or 100 mi	Jalandhar	$346
164 km or 102 mi	Okara	$340
180 km or 112 mi	Gojra	$379
192 km or 119 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
202 km or 125 mi	Jhang	$306
203 km or 126 mi	Islamabad	$496
210 km or 130 mi	Ludhiana	$391
223 km or 139 mi	Srinagar	$344
228 km or 142 mi	Baramulla	$253
230 km or 143 mi	Wah	$371
264 km or 164 mi	Burewala	$350
292 km or 181 mi	Patiala	$334
293 km or 182 mi	Chandigarh	$379
297 km or 184 mi	Khanewal	$401
302 km or 188 mi	Kohat	$394
304 km or 189 mi	Mardan	$373
306 km or 190 mi	Shimla	$252
324 km or 201 mi	Peshawar	$321
337 km or 209 mi	Mingora	$373
341 km or 212 mi	Multan	$440
365 km or 227 mi	Hisar	$256
389 km or 242 mi	Bahawalpur	$310
402 km or 250 mi	Saharanpur	$270
411 km or 255 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
418 km or 260 mi	Bhiwani	$326