Dhaka vs Izmir - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Izmir
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2611
🏠 One person rent	$141	$513
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$861
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$775
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	68
😀 Quality of life	57	72
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.49M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Izmir. Cities ranked 8829th and 5223rd ($464 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Izmir. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Izmir ranked 3rd in Turkey, while ranked 6151st and 3140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Izmir

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	Dhaka	Izmir
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$3.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$600
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$703
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$71.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	40.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1742
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$9.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$2.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$50.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$622
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$14684

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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 Izmir

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Manisa	$760
50 km or 31 mi	Turgutlu	$759
63 km or 39 mi	Kusadasi	$770
64 km or 39 mi	Tire	$686
87 km or 54 mi	Chios	$1254
87 km or 54 mi	Salihli	$725
88 km or 55 mi	Aydin	$595
93 km or 58 mi	Mytilene	$1067
95 km or 59 mi	Soma	$732
117 km or 73 mi	Nazilli	$652
152 km or 94 mi	Balikesir	$704
155 km or 96 mi	Bodrum	$926
171 km or 106 mi	Mugla	$799
185 km or 115 mi	Denizli	$557
192 km or 119 mi	Mykonos	$2056
199 km or 124 mi	Usak	$699
200 km or 124 mi	Marmaris	$884
203 km or 126 mi	Canakkale	$697
227 km or 141 mi	Bandirma	$724
240 km or 149 mi	Rhodes	$1284
257 km or 160 mi	Bursa	$915
265 km or 164 mi	Fethiye	$846
268 km or 167 mi	Santorini	$1835
271 km or 168 mi	Kutahya	$612
276 km or 171 mi	Inegol	$787
286 km or 178 mi	Burdur	$618
288 km or 179 mi	Tekirdag	$562
292 km or 181 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
292 km or 182 mi	Kifissia	$1415
298 km or 185 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
299 km or 186 mi	Nea Ionia	$1265
300 km or 186 mi	Nea Filadelfeia	$1259
302 km or 187 mi	Argyroupoli	$1438
302 km or 188 mi	Glyfada	$1636
303 km or 188 mi	Voula	$1477
303 km or 188 mi	Athens	$1436
304 km or 189 mi	Nea Smyrni	$1281
305 km or 189 mi	Kallithea	$1291
305 km or 190 mi	Peristeri	$1192
305 km or 190 mi	Palaio Faliro	$1386