Dhaka vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$985
🏠 One person rent	$118	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$441
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	62
😀 Quality of life	54	52
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.38M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 17% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 8899th and 9042nd ($430 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Lucknow. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 5971st and 6090th 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	$1.89	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1654

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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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292