Dhaka vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$4436
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	78
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	689K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8829th and 832nd ($464 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nashville ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Nashville

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	Dhaka	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$30339

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508