Dhaka vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5010
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2148
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2069
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	72	98
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8899th and 1772nd ($430 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Milan. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 5971st and 341st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Milan

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	Dhaka	Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2706
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	3.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$9154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4766
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$65.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$790
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$14604

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Milan

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	Buccinasco	$1576
15 km or 9.1 mi	Monza	$1586
20 km or 13 mi	Seregno	$1503
21 km or 13 mi	Saronno	$1592
29 km or 18 mi	Lodi	$1228
30 km or 19 mi	Cantu	$1506
30 km or 19 mi	Vigevano	$1503
31 km or 19 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1496
31 km or 20 mi	Pavia	$1271
39 km or 24 mi	Como	$1634
40 km or 25 mi	Crema	$1365
45 km or 28 mi	Novara	$1157
45 km or 28 mi	Bergamo	$1450
46 km or 28 mi	Lecco	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Varese	$1422
55 km or 34 mi	Voghera	$1389
61 km or 38 mi	Piacenza	$1334
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1202
63 km or 39 mi	Lugano	$2507
69 km or 43 mi	Tortona	$1401
76 km or 47 mi	Cremona	$1240
76 km or 47 mi	Alessandria	$1293
81 km or 50 mi	Brescia	$1410
82 km or 51 mi	Bellinzona	$2853
89 km or 55 mi	Biella	$1162
100 km or 62 mi	Asti	$1209
116 km or 72 mi	Parma	$1403
120 km or 74 mi	Genoa	$1470
125 km or 78 mi	Turin	$1424
130 km or 81 mi	Mantua	$1405
140 km or 87 mi	Savona	$1512
141 km or 87 mi	Verona	$1459
142 km or 88 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1323
149 km or 92 mi	Aosta	$1474
156 km or 97 mi	Chur	$2344
159 km or 99 mi	La Spezia	$1348
162 km or 100 mi	Sassuolo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Mondovi	$1203
164 km or 102 mi	Trento	$1509
164 km or 102 mi	Modena	$1506