Dhaka vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1156
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3917
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	65
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	508K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1736th ($481 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1388th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kansas ranked 115th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 372nd 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	$2.19	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$2333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$5.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$25297

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1832
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2283
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2341
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1945
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2258
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2068
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1707
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2299
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1995
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1808
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1563
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1914
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1358
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1786
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1715
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1904
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1716
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1825
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1276
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1541
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1888
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1578
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1649
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1739
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1820
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1918
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1860