Dhaka vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$118	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$616
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	49
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.63M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8899th and 6907th ($430 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Bangladesh and Russia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 5971st and 5517th 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	$1.89	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4263

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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 Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648