Dhaka vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4332
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	61
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	246K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 8916th and 2276th ($428 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 68th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 251st 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	$1.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954