Dhaka vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4507
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	76	90
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8803rd and 889th ($481 vs $2499) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6218th and 38th 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	$2.19	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$16629

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748