Dhaka vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1011
🏠 One person rent	$118	$135
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$178
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$432
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	75
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.5M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 6% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8899th and 8948th ($430 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 5971st and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kolkata

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	Dhaka	Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Howrah	$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
10 km or 6.2 mi	South Dumdum	$345
11 km or 7.1 mi	Baranagar	$333
12 km or 7.5 mi	Bally	$331
14 km or 8.9 mi	Uttarpara	$327
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamarhati	$336
15 km or 9.3 mi	North Dumdum	$337
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
17 km or 10 mi	Panihati	$338
20 km or 13 mi	Rajarhat	$347
21 km or 13 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
23 km or 14 mi	Serampore	$330
23 km or 15 mi	Barrackpore	$329
25 km or 15 mi	Uluberia	$341
36 km or 22 mi	Barasat	$350
36 km or 23 mi	Maheshtala	$360
37 km or 23 mi	Chandannagar	$327
37 km or 23 mi	Bhatpara	$337
40 km or 25 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
41 km or 25 mi	Naihati	$328
64 km or 40 mi	Haldia	$394
79 km or 49 mi	Shantipur	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Bardhaman	$314
97 km or 60 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
104 km or 65 mi	Midnapore	$292
107 km or 66 mi	Kharagpur	$283
114 km or 71 mi	Jessore	$289
128 km or 80 mi	Khulna	$303
153 km or 95 mi	Durgapur	$292
174 km or 108 mi	Berhampore	$304
189 km or 118 mi	Asansol	$299
202 km or 125 mi	Kulti	$300
205 km or 127 mi	Rajshahi	$274
209 km or 130 mi	Barisal	$287
223 km or 139 mi	Jamshedpur	$361
239 km or 149 mi	Dhanbad	$293
248 km or 154 mi	Dhaka	$430
251 km or 156 mi	Narayanganj	$309
274 km or 170 mi	Malda	$308