Dhaka vs Khulna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Khulna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$792
🏠 One person rent	$118	$81.8
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$174
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$151
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$29.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$192
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	57 km
🎓 Higher education	72	38
😀 Quality of life	54	43
🏙️ Population	16.8M	929K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 42% more expensive than in Khulna. Cities ranked 8899th and 9203rd ($430 vs $303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Bangladesh.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Khulna. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Bangladesh, and 5971st vs 6683rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Khulna

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	Dhaka	Khulna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$1.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$7.42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$0.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$57.3
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$36.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$110
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$33.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$8.17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$1.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$9.24
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$25.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$53.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$25.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1380

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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 Khulna

Distance	City	Cost of living
52 km or 32 mi	Jessore	$289
85 km or 53 mi	Barisal	$287
108 km or 67 mi	Rajarhat	$347
114 km or 71 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
116 km or 72 mi	Naihati	$328
116 km or 72 mi	Bhatpara	$337
117 km or 73 mi	North Dumdum	$337
119 km or 74 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
119 km or 74 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
120 km or 74 mi	Chandannagar	$327
120 km or 75 mi	South Dumdum	$345
122 km or 76 mi	Barrackpore	$329
122 km or 76 mi	Panihati	$338
122 km or 76 mi	Kamarhati	$336
123 km or 76 mi	Baranagar	$333
124 km or 77 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
124 km or 77 mi	Uttarpara	$327
124 km or 77 mi	Serampore	$330
124 km or 77 mi	Shantipur	$294
125 km or 78 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
125 km or 78 mi	Bally	$331
128 km or 80 mi	Kolkata	$404
130 km or 81 mi	Howrah	$332
130 km or 81 mi	Barasat	$350
132 km or 82 mi	Narayanganj	$309
132 km or 82 mi	Dhaka	$430
153 km or 95 mi	Uluberia	$341
159 km or 99 mi	Maheshtala	$360
169 km or 105 mi	Narsingdi	$295
176 km or 110 mi	Haldia	$394
181 km or 112 mi	Bardhaman	$314
195 km or 121 mi	Berhampore	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Rajshahi	$274
203 km or 126 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
209 km or 130 mi	Agartala	$367
227 km or 141 mi	Bogra	$280
231 km or 144 mi	Midnapore	$292
232 km or 144 mi	Mymensingh	$264
235 km or 146 mi	Kharagpur	$283
239 km or 149 mi	Chittagong	$351