Dhaka vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$5746
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	72	97
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	441K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 86% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 8916th and 91st ($428 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 4th in the United States, while ranked 5968th and 38th 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	$1.9	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288