Dhaka vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1081
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2900
🏠 One person rent	$118	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1081
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$310
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2064
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	16.8M	594K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 60% less expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 8899th and 4951st ($430 vs $1081) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 211th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Kawaguchi. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kawaguchi ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kawaguchi

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	Dhaka	Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$804
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$5.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$57.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$476
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14573

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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 Kawaguchi

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Toda	$1041
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Warabi	$1033
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Soka	$1104
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Saitama	$1196
11 km or 6.5 mi	Yashio	$1071
11 km or 6.9 mi	Koshigaya	$1164
11 km or 6.9 mi	Wako	$1098
12 km or 7.4 mi	Asaka	$1088
13 km or 8.3 mi	Shiki	$1066
13 km or 8.4 mi	Tokyo	$1607
14 km or 8.5 mi	Misato	$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi	Yoshikawa	$1090
14 km or 9 mi	Niiza	$1107
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hirai	$1089
15 km or 9.6 mi	Matsubushi	$1088
16 km or 10 mi	Matsudo	$1164
17 km or 10 mi	Fujimi	$1084
17 km or 11 mi	Nagareyama	$1081
17 km or 11 mi	Musashino	$1136
18 km or 11 mi	Miyoshi	$1088
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1105
18 km or 11 mi	Higashikurume	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Kasukabe	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
20 km or 12 mi	Fujimino	$1101
20 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1150
21 km or 13 mi	Ichikawa	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Noda	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Hasuda	$1080
22 km or 14 mi	Ageo	$1117
23 km or 14 mi	Kashiwa	$1094
23 km or 14 mi	Tokorozawa	$1169
23 km or 14 mi	Ina	$1086
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 14 mi	Koganei	$1103
23 km or 15 mi	Urayasu	$1099
24 km or 15 mi	Higashimurayama	$1114
24 km or 15 mi	Shiraoka	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Miyashiro	$1079
24 km or 15 mi	Kodaira	$1124