Dhaka vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3539
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	577K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 8899th and 1702nd ($430 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Milwaukee

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	Dhaka	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$24191

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378