Dhaka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3456
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	73	66
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	633K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8829th and 2352nd ($464 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd 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 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 293rd 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	$2.14	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$27140

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855