Dhaka vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2317
🏠 One person rent	$118	$696
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1546
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.41M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 65% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8899th and 4439th ($430 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Medina. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5971st and 3899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Medina

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	Dhaka	Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$7421

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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 Medina

Distance	City	Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Jeddah	$1146
339 km or 211 mi	Mecca	$979
378 km or 235 mi	Al Wajh	$961
398 km or 247 mi	Ha'il	$846
422 km or 262 mi	Ar Rass	$861
477 km or 296 mi	Unaizah	$969
531 km or 330 mi	Tabuk	$1078
585 km or 363 mi	Bisha	$905
593 km or 368 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
595 km or 370 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
615 km or 382 mi	Sakakah	$781
650 km or 404 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
657 km or 408 mi	Hurghada	$342
661 km or 411 mi	Bareq	$902
675 km or 419 mi	El Gouna	$336
676 km or 420 mi	Dahab	$381
680 km or 423 mi	Aswan	$329
714 km or 444 mi	Luxor	$335
717 km or 446 mi	Qena	$362
719 km or 447 mi	Riyadh	$1637
723 km or 449 mi	Aqaba	$809
729 km or 453 mi	Eilat	$1577
742 km or 461 mi	Ma'an	$793
757 km or 470 mi	Abha	$910
758 km or 471 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
810 km or 503 mi	Tafilah	$646
827 km or 514 mi	Sohag	$360
839 km or 522 mi	Al-Karak	$710
861 km or 535 mi	Dimona	$1716
870 km or 540 mi	Arad	$1680
890 km or 553 mi	Beersheba	$1471
896 km or 557 mi	Asyut	$290
901 km or 560 mi	Hebron	$762
902 km or 561 mi	Dura	$813
902 km or 561 mi	Ofakim	$1684
905 km or 562 mi	Rahat	$1686
906 km or 563 mi	Amman	$994
907 km or 564 mi	Najran	$937
913 km or 567 mi	Bethlehem	$905