Dhaka vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4148
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	70
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	888K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1140th ($481 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 289th 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	$2.19	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$25946

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931