Dhaka vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1077
🏠 One person rent	$118	$131
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$240
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$238
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	72	28
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	846K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 3% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8899th and 8918th ($430 vs $419) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Nepal, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5971st and 6495th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kathmandu

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	Dhaka	Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3409

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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 Kathmandu

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Lalitpur	$341
47 km or 29 mi	Hetauda	$294
94 km or 58 mi	Birgunj	$321
124 km or 77 mi	Janakpur	$292
146 km or 91 mi	Pokhara	$391
183 km or 114 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
222 km or 138 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
234 km or 145 mi	Biratnagar	$323
235 km or 146 mi	Patna	$316
238 km or 148 mi	Saharsa	$292
261 km or 162 mi	Damak	$317
300 km or 186 mi	Purnia	$300
320 km or 199 mi	Bhagalpur	$282
322 km or 200 mi	Siliguri	$312
332 km or 206 mi	Gaya	$299
346 km or 215 mi	Jaunpur	$297
355 km or 220 mi	Varanasi	$308
359 km or 223 mi	Raiganj	$309
384 km or 239 mi	Shigatse	$900
398 km or 247 mi	Mirzapur	$329
400 km or 249 mi	Paro	$459
410 km or 255 mi	Malda	$308
411 km or 256 mi	Saidpur	$296
421 km or 262 mi	Thimphu	$422
431 km or 268 mi	Allahabad	$314
438 km or 272 mi	Balurghat	$307
443 km or 275 mi	Rangpur	$296
447 km or 278 mi	Lucknow	$366
449 km or 279 mi	Dhanbad	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Kulti	$300
476 km or 296 mi	Asansol	$299
479 km or 298 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
485 km or 301 mi	Ranchi	$375
493 km or 306 mi	Rajshahi	$274
495 km or 307 mi	Berhampore	$304
503 km or 313 mi	Durgapur	$292
510 km or 317 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
510 km or 317 mi	Bogra	$280
517 km or 321 mi	Kanpur	$315
553 km or 344 mi	Jamshedpur	$361