Dhaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$121	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$2805
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 78% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8916th and 2002nd ($428 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5968th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Montreal

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	Dhaka	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$6957

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610