Dhaka vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$5149
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1162
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$281
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3748
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	76	84
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.91M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8770th and 1511th ($478 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hamburg City ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 6105th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hamburg City

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	Dhaka	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1230
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$909
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$10429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$5372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$32.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$6.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$19886

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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 Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1617
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1601
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1582
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1575
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1621
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1556
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1579
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1559
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1622
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1563
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1585
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1555
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1650
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1535
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1544
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1725
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1551
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1679
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1577
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1584
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1639
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1596
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1507
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1557
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1590
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1494
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1582
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1586
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1509
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1530
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1787
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1309
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1765
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1483
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1547
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1533
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1415
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1589
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1621
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1457