Dhaka vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$4843
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	72	83
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	430K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 80% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 8745th and 1193rd ($456 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Minneapolis

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	Dhaka	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$24407

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690