Dhaka vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3224
🏠 One person rent	$118	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$883
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	16.8M	15.7M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 66% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 8899th and 4347th ($430 vs $1248) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 850th 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	$1.89	$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$4.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$853
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$63.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$13.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	47.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1719
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$17728

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899