Dhaka vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1753
🏠 One person rent	$106	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$756
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$245
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	66
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 24% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8745th and 7675th ($456 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Isfahan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Isfahan ranked 6th in Iran, while ranked 5727th and 6267th 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	$2.5	$4.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$14
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$8.33
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$12.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	25.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$2.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$5.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$0.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$15
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$1.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$61.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$644

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$569
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$561
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$538
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$531
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$387
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$561
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$561
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$454
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$543
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$456
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$511
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$541
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$575
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$546
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$616
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$502
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$577
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$636
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$568
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$633
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$559
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$636
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$436
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$550
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$604
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$651
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$544
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$606
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$653
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$700
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$654
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$619
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$647
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$655
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$606
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$651