Dhaka vs Hanover - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Hanover
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1792
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4490
🏠 One person rent	$152	$848
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1458
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3188
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	83
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 73% less expensive than in Hanover. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2887th ($481 vs $1792) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Hanover. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hanover ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 6218th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hanover

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	Dhaka	Hanover
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$858
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4591
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$3497
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$68.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$32.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$25389

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Hanover

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Langenhagen	$1681
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Ronnenberg	$1678
9 km or 5.6 mi	Laatzen	$1675
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Seelze	$1674
11 km or 6.7 mi	Garbsen	$1669
16 km or 9.6 mi	Burgwedel	$1643
16 km or 10 mi	Lehrte	$1643
17 km or 10 mi	Sehnde	$1649
20 km or 13 mi	Burgdorf	$1612
20 km or 13 mi	Barsinghausen	$1636
21 km or 13 mi	Wunstorf	$1638
22 km or 14 mi	Springe	$1631
24 km or 15 mi	Neustadt am Rubenberge	$1636
29 km or 18 mi	Hildesheim	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Peine	$1582
36 km or 23 mi	Celle	$1529
37 km or 23 mi	Stadthagen	$1608
40 km or 25 mi	Hamelin	$1562
47 km or 29 mi	Nienburg	$1593
49 km or 30 mi	Salzgitter	$1540
49 km or 31 mi	Rinteln	$1579
52 km or 33 mi	Petershagen	$1569
54 km or 34 mi	Braunschweig	$1566
56 km or 35 mi	Walsrode	$1586
56 km or 35 mi	Gifhorn	$1532
57 km or 35 mi	Minden	$1535
58 km or 36 mi	Porta Westfalica	$1573
59 km or 37 mi	Wolfenbuttel	$1544
63 km or 39 mi	Einbeck	$1613
64 km or 40 mi	Holzminden	$1589
67 km or 41 mi	Bad Oeynhausen	$1583
68 km or 42 mi	Soltau	$1580
69 km or 43 mi	Lemgo	$1608
70 km or 43 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1580
70 km or 44 mi	Goslar	$1570
71 km or 44 mi	Wolfsburg	$1453
72 km or 45 mi	Hoxter	$1640
73 km or 46 mi	Lohne	$1584
74 km or 46 mi	Bad Salzuflen	$1583
75 km or 47 mi	Espelkamp	$1592