Dhaka vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1279
🏠 One person rent	$141	$206
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$364
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$164
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$230
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	73	65
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 7% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8829th and 8682nd ($464 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 69th in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Isfahan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Isfahan ranked 5th in Iran, while ranked 6151st and 6324th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Isfahan

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	Dhaka	Isfahan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$2.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$0.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$9.15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$14.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	26.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1116
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$2.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$2.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$5.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$1.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$92.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$18.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$71.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$589

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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 Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$476
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$470
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$352
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$515
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$459
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$463
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$517
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$538
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$508
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$483
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$545
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$530
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$503
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$588
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$494
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$566
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$607
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$560
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$604
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$571
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$611
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$457
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$540
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$530
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$622
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$503
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$635
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$684
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$641
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$598
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$637
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$638
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$553
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$640