Dhaka vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2916
🏠 One person rent	$118	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$941
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$1530
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	52
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	16.8M	791K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 59% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8899th and 5101st ($430 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 306th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.4 months in Niigata. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Niigata ranked 581st in Japan, while ranked 5971st and 3754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Niigata

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	Dhaka	Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$2858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$2642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$22.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$44.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$83.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$15118

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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 Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1004
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1011
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1018
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1029
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1031
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1021
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1047
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1024
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1095
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1034
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1076
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1066
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1092
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1035
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$997
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1096
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1050
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1112
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$986
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1069
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1029
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$978
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$980
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1047
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1082
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1008
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$973
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1016
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1038
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1042
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$983
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$988
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$985
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1065
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1052