Dhaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$141	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$2945
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 76% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8829th and 2306th ($464 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6151st and 46th 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	$2.14	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$4789

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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	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811