Dhaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Dhaka Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$464
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1097
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$163
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$263
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$184
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$260
$622
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
72
81
😀 Quality of life
56
65
🏙️ Population
16.8M
15.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 26% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8592nd and 7432nd ($464 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Bangladesh and India, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1 months in Mumbai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5833rd and 4403rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dhaka Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.97
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.1
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.28
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$177
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.5
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.76%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1114
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$542
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.05
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.85
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.29
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.96
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.55
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.84
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.88
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.5
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.56
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.26
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.1
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.4
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1474
$3106

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi Narayanganj
$360
38 km or 24 mi Narsingdi
$268
77 km or 48 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
90 km or 56 mi Agartala
$310
113 km or 70 mi Barisal
$297
115 km or 71 mi Mymensingh
$280
132 km or 82 mi Khulna
$301
135 km or 84 mi Jessore
$389
164 km or 102 mi Bogra
$324
196 km or 122 mi Rajshahi
$315
196 km or 122 mi Krishnanagar
$333
199 km or 124 mi Sylhet
$312
207 km or 129 mi Shantipur
$329
213 km or 132 mi Chittagong
$362
221 km or 137 mi Naihati
$333
222 km or 138 mi Berhampore
$331
223 km or 139 mi Bhatpara
$340
224 km or 139 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$331
226 km or 141 mi Chandannagar
$329
228 km or 142 mi Rajarhat
$340
229 km or 142 mi Madhyamgram
$331
234 km or 145 mi Barrackpore
$329
234 km or 146 mi North Dumdum
$334
235 km or 146 mi Balurghat
$329
236 km or 147 mi Serampore
$331
236 km or 147 mi Aizawl
$525
236 km or 147 mi Panihati
$338
238 km or 148 mi Kamarhati
$337
238 km or 148 mi South Dumdum
$339
238 km or 148 mi Bidhannagar
$345
239 km or 149 mi Baranagar
$334
239 km or 149 mi Uttarpara
$329
241 km or 150 mi Bally
$335
247 km or 154 mi Howrah
$299
248 km or 154 mi Kolkata
$364
248 km or 154 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$341
254 km or 158 mi Rangpur
$289
255 km or 159 mi Shillong
$291
259 km or 161 mi Barasat
$335
265 km or 165 mi Bardhaman
$337

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304