Dhaka vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3717
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	72	91
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8916th and 1056th ($428 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Germany, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5968th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Munich

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	Dhaka	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$19483

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668