Dhaka vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$106	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$5741
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	97
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	16.8M	441K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 85% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8745th and 85th ($456 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd in Bangladesh and the United States, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Oakland. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5727th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Oakland

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	Dhaka	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$19305

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313