Dhaka vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4970
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	71
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	888K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8916th and 1397th ($428 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 159th 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	$1.9	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$27094

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828