Dhaka vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$118	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1054
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	65
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.31M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 7% less expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8899th and 8802nd ($430 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5971st and 4025th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Hyderabad, India

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	Dhaka	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2458

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304