Dhaka vs Majuro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Majuro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2942
🏠 One person rent	$118	$953
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1442
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$993
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	72	1
😀 Quality of life	54	34
🏙️ Population	16.8M	30K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 71% less expensive than in Majuro. Cities ranked 8899th and 3483rd ($430 vs $1488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and the Marshall Islands, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the Marshall Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Majuro. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Majuro ranked 1st in the Marshall Islands, while ranked 5971st and 7611th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Majuro

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	Dhaka	Majuro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$4.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1379
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1082
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	10.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$35.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3548

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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 Majuro

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Djarrit	$1494
658 km or 409 mi	South Tarawa	$514
974 km or 605 mi	Yaren	$669
1943 km or 1208 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1944 km or 1208 mi	Funafuti	$659
2115 km or 1314 mi	Auki	$1401
2222 km or 1381 mi	Honiara	$1411
2553 km or 1587 mi	Luganville	$1946
2779 km or 1727 mi	Port Vila	$1938
2828 km or 1757 mi	Lautoka	$660
2846 km or 1769 mi	Nadi	$977
2905 km or 1805 mi	Nasinu	$810
2909 km or 1808 mi	Manase	$644
2910 km or 1808 mi	Suva	$808
2923 km or 1816 mi	Saipan	$1427
2977 km or 1850 mi	Dededo	$2909
2980 km or 1852 mi	Apia	$647
2985 km or 1855 mi	Hagatna	$2648
3100 km or 1926 mi	Lae	$531
3244 km or 2016 mi	Port Moresby	$547
3290 km or 2045 mi	Paita	$1604
3291 km or 2045 mi	Dumbea	$1604
3304 km or 2053 mi	Noumea	$1652
3466 km or 2154 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
3475 km or 2159 mi	Mua	$1002
3509 km or 2181 mi	London	$513
3550 km or 2206 mi	Kauai	$2735
3554 km or 2209 mi	Jayapura	$420
3663 km or 2276 mi	Waipahu	$2620
3668 km or 2279 mi	Pearl	$2562
3668 km or 2279 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2566
3674 km or 2283 mi	Honolulu	$3020
3687 km or 2291 mi	East Honolulu	$2769
3794 km or 2357 mi	Kahului	$3034
3798 km or 2360 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3306
3869 km or 2404 mi	Cairns	$1335
3891 km or 2418 mi	Hilo	$2328
3968 km or 2466 mi	Townsville	$1667
4040 km or 2510 mi	Melekeok	$1192
4041 km or 2511 mi	Ngerulmud	$1192