Dhaka vs Hempstead - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Hempstead
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2655
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$6147
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1665
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2912
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$5039
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	73	97
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	16.8M	793K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Hempstead. Cities ranked 8829th and 622nd ($464 vs $2655) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 549th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Hempstead. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hempstead ranked 194th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 613th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hempstead

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	Dhaka	Hempstead
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2925
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$7214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$5157
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$4.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$20
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$17029

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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 Hempstead

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Uniondale	$2680
4.9 km or 3 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Freeport	$2645
6.5 km or 4 mi	North Hempstead	$2699
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Merrick	$2619
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Levittown	$2613
11 km or 7.1 mi	Oyster Bay	$2710
13 km or 8 mi	Massapequa	$2602
14 km or 8.6 mi	Long Beach	$2756
18 km or 11 mi	Glen Cove	$2846
21 km or 13 mi	Lindenhurst	$2287
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington	$3066
24 km or 15 mi	Babylon	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	New Rochelle	$3174
27 km or 17 mi	Astoria	$2569
27 km or 17 mi	New York City	$4203
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
31 km or 20 mi	East Northport	$3768
32 km or 20 mi	Eastchester	$2864
34 km or 21 mi	Yonkers	$3006
34 km or 21 mi	Port Chester	$2799
34 km or 21 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
34 km or 21 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
34 km or 21 mi	West New York	$2733
35 km or 22 mi	Harrison	$2789
35 km or 22 mi	Hoboken	$3364
35 km or 22 mi	North Bergen	$2717
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2913
36 km or 22 mi	Islip	$2829
36 km or 22 mi	Greenwich	$3513
38 km or 23 mi	Jersey	$3066
38 km or 24 mi	Smithtown	$2376
39 km or 24 mi	Secaucus	$2783
40 km or 25 mi	White Plains	$2836
40 km or 25 mi	Teaneck	$2749
40 km or 25 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
41 km or 25 mi	Greenburgh	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	Hackensack	$2705
42 km or 26 mi	Bayonne	$3253