Dhaka vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3809
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	81
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	577K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1833rd ($481 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 260th 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	$2.19	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$24369

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415