Dhaka vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$106	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1322
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$819
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	90
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	16.8M	9.21M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 65% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8745th and 4206th ($456 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and Mexico, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5727th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mexico City

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	Dhaka	Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$10204

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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 Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881