Dhaka vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$118	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$4771
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	72	99
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8899th and 80th ($430 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 58th 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	$1.89	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919