Dhaka vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$3719
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	76	66
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	633K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8770th and 2305th ($478 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$27334

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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	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809