Dhaka vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3995
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	76	68
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	16.8M	504K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1283rd ($481 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mesa

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	Dhaka	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004