Dhaka vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3423
🏠 One person rent	$106	$641
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1212
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$462
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$2399
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	72
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	625K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 67% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8745th and 3960th ($456 vs $1371) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 531st in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 5727th and 106th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Leipzig

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	Dhaka	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$4.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$5428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$19.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$10639

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1322
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1269
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1267
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1263
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1242
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1270
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1260
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1253
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1262
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1271
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1249
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1214
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1230
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1096
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1166
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1255
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1269
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1069
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1134
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1193
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$961
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1216
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1135
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1252
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1260
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1296
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1250
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1099
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1165
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1248
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1278
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1329
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204