Dhaka vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$3095
🏠 One person rent	$106	$649
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$1199
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$1590
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	72	69
😀 Quality of life	57	81
🏙️ Population	16.8M	330K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 64% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8745th and 4233rd ($456 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Bangladesh and Cyprus, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Nicosia ranked 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5727th and 415th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Nicosia

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	Dhaka	Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$4.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$7149

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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 Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1081
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1189
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1519
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1199
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$990
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2099
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$1783
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1400
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$566
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$742
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$750
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$436
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$513
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$601
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$665
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1195
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$982
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$550
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$770
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$539
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$630
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$633
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$882
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$563
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$518
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1570
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1447
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1633
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1673
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$517
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1567
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1594
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1601
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1610
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$401
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$935
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1617
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1594