Dhaka vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4357
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.03M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8916th and 923rd ($428 vs $2397) 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 1.8 months in Melbourne. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5968th 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	$1.9	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$21306

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913