Dhaka vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$141	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$958
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	95
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	16.8M	15.7M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 64% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8829th and 4522nd ($464 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Turkey, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6151st and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Istanbul

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	Dhaka	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013