Dhaka vs Kyoto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kyoto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1148
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$118	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1169
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$412
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1866
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	72	95
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.46M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Kyoto. Cities ranked 8899th and 4641st ($430 vs $1148) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 67th 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 1.6 months in Kyoto. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kyoto ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kyoto

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	Dhaka	Kyoto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$10
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$896
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$65.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$5311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$5383
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$67.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$51.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$7056

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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 Kyoto

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.6 mi	Otsu	$1048
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Muko	$1013
12 km or 7.2 mi	Nagaokakyo	$1010
15 km or 9.1 mi	Uji	$1027
16 km or 10 mi	Yawata	$1018
17 km or 11 mi	Shimamoto	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Joyo	$1014
18 km or 11 mi	Kameoka	$1026
18 km or 11 mi	Kusatsu	$1007
21 km or 13 mi	Ritto	$1001
21 km or 13 mi	Moriyama	$1004
22 km or 14 mi	Kyotanabe	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
24 km or 15 mi	Hirakata	$1091
24 km or 15 mi	Yasu	$1005
26 km or 16 mi	Katano	$1039
28 km or 17 mi	Seika	$998
28 km or 18 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
29 km or 18 mi	Konan	$1005
29 km or 18 mi	Nantan	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
31 km or 19 mi	Kizugawa	$988
32 km or 20 mi	Settsu	$1142
32 km or 20 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Omihachiman	$1005
34 km or 21 mi	Minoh	$1059
35 km or 22 mi	Kadoma	$1101
36 km or 22 mi	Suita	$1302
36 km or 22 mi	Daito	$1065
36 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Ikoma	$1009
37 km or 23 mi	Nara	$1008
37 km or 23 mi	Koka	$1001
37 km or 23 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ikeda	$1046
38 km or 24 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Inagawa	$1045
40 km or 25 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
40 km or 25 mi	Yamatokoriyama	$979
41 km or 26 mi	Itami	$1062