Dhaka vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$4006
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	64
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	16.8M	508K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 8899th and 1532nd ($430 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1366th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kansas

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	Dhaka	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$28999

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846