Dhaka vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2551
🏠 One person rent	$106	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$917
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$440
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	57	47
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 52% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8745th and 5620th ($456 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5727th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Harare

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	Dhaka	Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$7309

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$761
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$689
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$691
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$645
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$722
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$837
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$993
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$970
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$777
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$777
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$795
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1014
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$363
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$332
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$327
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$367
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$550
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$326
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$734
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$332
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$1210
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$992
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1238
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1236
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$511
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$554
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1107
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$337
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$605
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$1121
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$338
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$952
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$1176
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$953
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$866