Dhaka vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$141	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$1614
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	74
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 57% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8829th and 5031st ($464 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6151st and 5648th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Johannesburg

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	Dhaka	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$5503

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915