Dhaka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3516
😷 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 8899th and 2179th ($430 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 279th 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	$1.89	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$27369

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738