Dhaka vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$121	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1018
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	7
😀 Quality of life	54	61
🏙️ Population	16.8M	133K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 67% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8916th and 4342nd ($428 vs $1295) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.8 months in Male. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5968th and 5145th 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	$1.9	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$3225

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352