Dhaka vs Kananga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kananga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2536
🏠 One person rent	$118	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$990
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$816
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	5
😀 Quality of life	54	14
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.97M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 56% less expensive than in Kananga. Cities ranked 8899th and 5651st ($430 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and the DR Congo, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the DR Congo comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Kananga. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kananga ranked 5th in the DR Congo, while ranked 5971st and 9075th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kananga

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	Dhaka	Kananga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$95.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$7.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3312

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kananga

Distance	City	Cost of living
129 km or 80 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
165 km or 103 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
191 km or 119 mi	Tshikapa	$934
193 km or 120 mi	Gandajika	$828
413 km or 257 mi	Kikwit	$876
505 km or 314 mi	Kindu	$746
630 km or 392 mi	Kolwezi	$975
711 km or 442 mi	Luena	$634
736 km or 457 mi	Likasi	$961
746 km or 464 mi	Kalemie	$747
775 km or 482 mi	Kisangani	$910
791 km or 492 mi	Uvira	$803
804 km or 499 mi	Bukavu	$759
809 km or 502 mi	Mbandaka	$850
809 km or 503 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
809 km or 503 mi	Cyangugu	$496
814 km or 506 mi	Brazzaville	$580
815 km or 507 mi	Bujumbura	$719
832 km or 517 mi	Bubanza	$648
838 km or 520 mi	Makamba	$647
842 km or 523 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
845 km or 525 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
865 km or 538 mi	Rutana	$648
869 km or 540 mi	Kinkala	$520
873 km or 543 mi	Gitega	$651
876 km or 544 mi	Kibuye	$479
882 km or 548 mi	Ngozi	$648
888 km or 551 mi	Gisenyi	$381
889 km or 552 mi	Butare	$413
899 km or 559 mi	Bumba	$806
901 km or 560 mi	Nyanza	$518
906 km or 563 mi	Ruyigi	$648
920 km or 571 mi	Mansa	$776
936 km or 582 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
937 km or 582 mi	Muyinga	$650
949 km or 590 mi	Chingola	$875
951 km or 591 mi	Kigali	$771
960 km or 597 mi	Gamboma	$522
972 km or 604 mi	Byumba	$613
977 km or 607 mi	Mufulira	$1018