Dhaka vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$5259
🏠 One person rent	$141	$1273
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$80.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$3848
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	73	85
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	16.8M	384K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 8829th and 1427th ($464 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1227th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New Orleans ranked 79th in the United States, while ranked 6151st and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs New Orleans

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	Dhaka	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$2598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$2056
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$5.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$3.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$4.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$61.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$1571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$10150

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960