Dhaka vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1053
🏠 One person rent	$106	$123
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$316
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$459
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.38M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 22% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8745th and 9021st ($456 vs $374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 18th in India, while ranked 5727th and 5989th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Lucknow

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	Dhaka	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$8.44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$73.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$33.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$50.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$7.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	9.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1474
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$3.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$5.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$5.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$25.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$80.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$3600

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$301
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$471
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$414
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$329
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$342
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$400
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$310
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$363
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$306
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$433
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$435
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$361
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$311
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$337
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$288
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$352
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$296
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$386
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$345
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$362
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$408
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$423
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$458
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$390
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$484
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$284
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$522
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$321
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$335
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$355
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$379
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$455
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$371
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$272
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$291
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$374
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$255
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$316
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$343
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$337