Dhaka vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$121	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$5275
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8916th and 72nd ($428 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Los Angeles

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	Dhaka	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$28613

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754