Dhaka vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$150	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$4333
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	76	86
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	430K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8770th and 1017th ($478 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Minneapolis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 6105th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$26236

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618