Dhaka vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2679
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	73
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	569K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 8829th and 1725th ($464 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 6151st and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hamilton

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	Dhaka	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659