Dhaka vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4312
🏠 One person rent	$118	$940
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1577
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$2742
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 8899th and 2225th ($430 vs $1857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5971st and 51st 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	$1.89	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$6.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1030
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$807
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1371
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$40.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4131
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$73.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$94.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5725

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2004
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1810
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1900
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1764
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1807
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1735
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1742
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1761
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1762
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1433
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1106
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1692