Dhaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3266
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	73	91
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8829th and 1330th ($464 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6151st and 107th 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	$2.14	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804