Dhaka vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4639
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1108
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4464
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	633K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8745th and 1984th ($456 vs $1918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1684th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Louisville ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Louisville

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	Dhaka	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3397
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$3039
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$51.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$13578

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1659
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1709
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1898
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1733
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1933
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1812
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1447
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1723
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1896
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1748
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1712
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2212
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1826
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$1907
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1702
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1992
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1581
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1747
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$1938
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$2034
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1651
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1515
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1913
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1840
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1487
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1768
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2032
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1906
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2129
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1725
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1844
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2019
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1486
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1857
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1846
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1988