Dhaka vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$150	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4482
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	76	99
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.9M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 86% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8770th and 62nd ($478 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 50th 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	$2.19	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$23685

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000