Dhaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4433
🏠 One person rent	$152	$992
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1658
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3005
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 75% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2284th ($481 vs $1928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.6 months in Montreal. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 6218th and 11th 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	$2.19	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1085
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$852
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$79.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$5305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$4101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$76.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$5550

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805