Dhaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4328
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8803rd and 893rd ($481 vs $2496) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6218th and 1st 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	$2.19	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$26129

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172