Dhaka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3551
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	67
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	633K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8916th and 2338th ($428 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 247th 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	$1.9	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670