Dhaka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$141	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$988
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	7
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	133K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 65% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8829th and 4439th ($464 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Maldives, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Male. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 6151st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Male

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	Dhaka	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327