Dhaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5590
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1286
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2187
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4060
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8829th and 1249th ($464 vs $2308) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6151st 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	$2.14	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$72
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$22799

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1681
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1736
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1768
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1738
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1728
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1706
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1725
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2058
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1464
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1362
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1813
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1662
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1786
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1667
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1660
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2019
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1771
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1678
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2127
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1364
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1568
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1580
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2117
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1599
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1747
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2292
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1888
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2640
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2181
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1839
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1184
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988