Dhaka vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3816
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	72	85
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	16.8M	384K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 8899th and 1304th ($430 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989