Dhaka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3391
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	66
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	633K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 74% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2663rd ($481 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1875th in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Memphis

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	Dhaka	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822