Dhaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$3776
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	98
🏙️ Population	16.8M	4.53M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8745th and 933rd ($456 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Bangladesh and Australia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5727th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Melbourne

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	Dhaka	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$18868

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481