Dhaka vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2923
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	548K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8899th and 1662nd ($430 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5971st and 85th 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	$1.89	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681