Dhaka vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$4433
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	76	78
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	689K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8803rd and 924th ($481 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th 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 77th in the United States, while ranked 6218th and 281st 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	$2.19	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581