Dhaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$106	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$2722
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.76M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8745th and 2281st ($456 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5727th and 30th 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	$2.5	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576