Dhaka vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$6081
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1562
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2876
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$4538
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	78
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	16.8M	689K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 83% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 8899th and 790th ($430 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 733rd 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 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nashville ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 244th 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	$1.89	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$72.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$6.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1711
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$3359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$2469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$3428
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$3097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$68.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$7.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$30520

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2499
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2356
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2335
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2340
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2738
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2271
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2302
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2274
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2016
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2031
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2075
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2259
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1751
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1824
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1969
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1828
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1839
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1942
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1932
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1350
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1772
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1779
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2192
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1777
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2185
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1717
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1728
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1847
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1865
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2166
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2100
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1730
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1432
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1636
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$2025
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$2116
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1494