Dhaka vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$106	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$6298
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	16.8M	8.8M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 89% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8745th and 6th ($456 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 8th 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	$2.5	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$17859

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028