Dhaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dhaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$478
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1155
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$150
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$256
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.9
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$261
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
58
68
🏙️ Population
16.8M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 33% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8770th and 7177th ($478 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 0.4 months in Mumbai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6105th and 4560th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dhaka vs Mumbai

Prices for goods and services in Dhaka and Mumbai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dhaka Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.19
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.2
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.87
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.3
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$101
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$300
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$181
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.8
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.58%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1249
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$700
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.35
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.17
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.19
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.88
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.08
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.12
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$17
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$77.5
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2391
$4986

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$348
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$357
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$342
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$321
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$278
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$287
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$326
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$289
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$272
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$327
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$285
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$358
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$313
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$288
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$319
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$311
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$327
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$318
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$314
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$321
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$288
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$315
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$435
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$324
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$321
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$326
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$333
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$318
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$313
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$319
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$321
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$362
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$307
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$336
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$328
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$296

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281