Dhaka vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2580
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	98
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	3.42M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 8829th and 1962nd ($464 vs $2015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Spain, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6151st and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Madrid

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	Dhaka	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$12418

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703