Dhaka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$118	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$5544
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 90% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8899th and 3rd ($430 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5971st and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs New York City

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	Dhaka	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$21465

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111