Dhaka vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$121	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1695
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.43M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8916th and 5069th ($428 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Bangladesh and South Africa, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5968th and 5446th 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	$1.9	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$5865

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045