Dhaka vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5566
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1501
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$4509
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	67
😀 Quality of life	54	74
🏙️ Population	16.8M	504K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 8916th and 891st ($428 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 790th 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 Mesa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mesa ranked 362nd in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 1361st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2498
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$87.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$59.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$108
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$10345

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2372
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2430
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2414
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2369
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1989
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2201
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2291
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2518
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2446
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2287
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2339
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2422
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2052
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2484
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1954
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$1986
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$786
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2638
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1792
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1886
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1928
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$758
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1842
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2643
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$955