Dhaka vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$141	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$762
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	73	49
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 43% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8829th and 6617th ($464 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Bangladesh and Russia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 6151st and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Novosibirsk

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	Dhaka	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.14	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$4627

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821