Dhaka vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4662
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.3M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8745th and 1234th ($456 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1107th 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Houston

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	Dhaka	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$23011

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175