Dhaka vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$118	$409
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$903
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	82
😀 Quality of life	54	69
🏙️ Population	16.8M	15.4M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 40% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8899th and 6818th ($430 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 5971st and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Mumbai

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	Dhaka	Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$3007

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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 Mumbai

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi	Navi Mumbai	$480
27 km or 17 mi	Thane	$501
44 km or 28 mi	Bhiwandi	$362
46 km or 28 mi	Kalyan	$381
56 km or 35 mi	Vasai	$284
119 km or 74 mi	Pune	$513
152 km or 94 mi	Nashik	$333
187 km or 116 mi	Satara	$304
221 km or 137 mi	Navsari	$286
245 km or 152 mi	Surat	$771
252 km or 156 mi	Malegaon	$378
280 km or 174 mi	Aurangabad	$350
292 km or 182 mi	Kolhapur	$307
297 km or 184 mi	Sangli	$292
306 km or 190 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304
320 km or 199 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
355 km or 221 mi	Solapur	$293
365 km or 227 mi	Jalgaon	$348
373 km or 232 mi	Vadodara	$376
387 km or 240 mi	Bijapur	$340
387 km or 241 mi	Belgaum	$473
400 km or 249 mi	Latur	$397
402 km or 250 mi	Panjim	$401
409 km or 254 mi	Mormugao	$492
415 km or 258 mi	Nadiad	$382
427 km or 265 mi	Rajkot	$311
428 km or 266 mi	Margao	$430
432 km or 268 mi	Godhra	$371
449 km or 279 mi	Porbandar	$333
453 km or 281 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
457 km or 284 mi	Hubli	$359
460 km or 286 mi	Gulbarga	$250
473 km or 294 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
473 km or 294 mi	Nanded	$315
478 km or 297 mi	Akola	$295
517 km or 321 mi	Mehsana	$389
522 km or 324 mi	Indore	$367
536 km or 333 mi	Ratlam	$311
555 km or 345 mi	Nizamabad	$294
558 km or 347 mi	Amravati	$296