Dhaka vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4753
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	72	67
😀 Quality of life	57	74
🏙️ Population	16.8M	504K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 8745th and 807th ($456 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 730th 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 2 months in Mesa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$10431

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054