Dhaka vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$3039
🏠 One person rent	$121	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$989
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$1634
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8916th and 4902nd ($428 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th in Bangladesh and Japan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 5968th and 3769th 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	$1.9	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$15392

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$1035
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$1041
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1047
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1048
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1051
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$1046
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1112
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1053
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1091
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1082
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1106
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$1048
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$1015
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1107
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1053
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$1011
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1127
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$1007
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$1000
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1087
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$988
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1054
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$1002
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$1004
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1062
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1081
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$1012
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$998
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$1017
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1000
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1061
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1063
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$1008
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$1016
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$989
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1066
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1046