Dhaka vs Himeji - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Himeji
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1132
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3649
🏠 One person rent	$106	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1806
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$2217
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	72	60
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	16.8M	528K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Himeji. Cities ranked 8745th and 4618th ($456 vs $1132) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 44th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2 months in Himeji. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Himeji ranked 232nd in Japan, while ranked 5727th and 1550th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Himeji

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	Dhaka	Himeji
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$39.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2613
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$66.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$24.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	1.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3892
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$44.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$8933

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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 Himeji

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Taishi	$1030
11 km or 7 mi	Takasago	$1024
13 km or 8.3 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
16 km or 9.9 mi	Kakogawa	$1048
19 km or 12 mi	Kasai	$1009
20 km or 12 mi	Aioi	$1002
20 km or 13 mi	Harima	$1006
22 km or 14 mi	Inami	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Ono	$1000
24 km or 15 mi	Shiso	$1003
28 km or 17 mi	Ako	$983
28 km or 17 mi	Miki	$1000
29 km or 18 mi	Kato	$995
33 km or 20 mi	Nishiwaki	$993
35 km or 21 mi	Akashi	$1060
46 km or 29 mi	Bizen	$946
48 km or 30 mi	Awaji	$995
48 km or 30 mi	Kobe	$1076
50 km or 31 mi	Sanda	$993
51 km or 32 mi	Tanba	$987
53 km or 33 mi	Mimasaka	$965
56 km or 35 mi	Sumoto	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Setouchi	$923
57 km or 35 mi	Tamba-Sasayama	$984
57 km or 36 mi	Ashiya	$1006
59 km or 36 mi	Asago	$982
59 km or 36 mi	Minamiawaji	$1001
60 km or 37 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
61 km or 38 mi	Akaiwa	$919
62 km or 38 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
64 km or 40 mi	Inagawa	$996
66 km or 41 mi	Yabu	$983
66 km or 41 mi	Itami	$1006
66 km or 41 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
67 km or 42 mi	Fukuchiyama	$978
67 km or 42 mi	Kawanishi	$995
68 km or 43 mi	Ikeda	$977
69 km or 43 mi	Tsuyama	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
72 km or 45 mi	Toyonaka	$972