Dhaka vs Isfahan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Isfahan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1618
🏠 One person rent	$118	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$170
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$41.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$240
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	66
😀 Quality of life	54	48
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.96M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 18% less expensive than in Isfahan. Cities ranked 8899th and 8454th ($430 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Bangladesh and Iran, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5971st and 6375th 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	$1.89	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$0.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$9.25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.95
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	26.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$676
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$2.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$5.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$0.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$15.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$13.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$1.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$115
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$77.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$594

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Isfahan

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
27 km or 17 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
28 km or 18 mi	Najafabad	$502
73 km or 45 mi	Shahreza	$502
83 km or 52 mi	Shahr-e Kord	$397
150 km or 93 mi	Kashan	$562
191 km or 119 mi	Izeh	$525
220 km or 137 mi	Yasuj	$529
234 km or 146 mi	Qom	$488
236 km or 147 mi	Masjed Soleyman	$552
243 km or 151 mi	Arak	$455
259 km or 161 mi	Dorud	$513
265 km or 165 mi	Behbahan	$536
267 km or 166 mi	Yazd	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Shushtar	$562
291 km or 181 mi	Saveh	$574
292 km or 181 mi	Varamin	$651
305 km or 189 mi	Borujerd	$505
307 km or 191 mi	Dezful	$583
311 km or 193 mi	Qarchak	$681
312 km or 194 mi	Andimeshk	$577
315 km or 196 mi	Pakdasht	$680
319 km or 198 mi	Ahvaz	$597
320 km or 199 mi	Robat Karim	$675
322 km or 200 mi	Malayer	$469
322 km or 200 mi	Khorramabad	$554
324 km or 201 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
326 km or 203 mi	Marvdasht	$563
328 km or 204 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
328 km or 204 mi	Ray	$710
329 km or 205 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$548
337 km or 209 mi	Kazerun	$557
340 km or 211 mi	Shahriar	$698
341 km or 212 mi	Tehran	$788
342 km or 212 mi	Malard	$693
344 km or 214 mi	Pardis	$665
345 km or 215 mi	Andisheh	$684
346 km or 215 mi	Qods	$698
348 km or 216 mi	Shiraz	$589
348 km or 216 mi	Fardis	$688