Dhaka vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$992
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$118	$411
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$862
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$345
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$415
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	37
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.15M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8899th and 5540th ($430 vs $992) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Harare. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5971st and 6578th 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	$1.89	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$50
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$919
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$638
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$54.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	14.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$21.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$65.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$37
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$6241

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$794
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$723
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$730
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$752
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$597
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$854
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$947
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$825
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$766
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$738
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$700
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$1003
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$507
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$492
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$587
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$624
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$457
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$688
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$493
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$541
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$675
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$917
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1018
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$540
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$583
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$875
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$566
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$631
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$776
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$525
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$748
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$961
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$795