Dhaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3421
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	76	90
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1156th ($481 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Bangladesh and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6218th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Manchester

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	Dhaka	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$21096

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862