Dhaka vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$1369
🏠 One person rent	$106	$200
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$39.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$269
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.11M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 9% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8745th and 8502nd ($456 vs $500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Bangladesh and Indonesia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.5 months in Medan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5727th and 6617th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Medan

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	Dhaka	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$2.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$11.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$3.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$115
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$296
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$62.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	11.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$1.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$2.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$3.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$2.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$63.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$11223

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$483
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$472
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$638
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$566
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$578
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$550
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$587
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$553
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$496
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$582
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$453
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$480
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$487
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$545
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$554
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$520
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$602
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$611
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$870
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$653
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$739
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$482
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465