Dhaka vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5122
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1239
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2039
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4263
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	81
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	577K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 8745th and 1560th ($456 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1383rd 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 Milwaukee. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$24397

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1947
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2007
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1971
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1995
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2002
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2003
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1948
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1803
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1984
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$1985
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1983
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1945
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1911
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1970
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1949
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2193
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1800
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2199
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2191
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2164
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1709
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2205
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2150
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2305
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$1926
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1855
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2107
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2143
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1935
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2314
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2221
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2195
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2269
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2240
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2253