Dhaka vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2382
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5728
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1450
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2501
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4546
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	70
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	888K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8829th and 1089th ($464 vs $2382) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 957th 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 Indianapolis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Indianapolis ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Indianapolis

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	Dhaka	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$9.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1686
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$27445

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2070
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1941
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1753
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2035
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2017
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1984
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1969
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1847
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1971
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1848
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1769
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2097
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1731
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1484
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2031
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1851
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1857
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1559
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1915
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1905
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1993
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1990
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1922
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2025
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1957
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2480
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1899
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1845
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2140
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1925
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1917
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1738
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1980
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1965
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1862
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1850
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1961