Dhaka vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$2343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$5065
🏠 One person rent	$121	$1300
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$2104
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$3751
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	72	79
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	16.8M	709K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 82% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8916th and 1029th ($428 vs $2343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Norway, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5968th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Oslo

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	Dhaka	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.9	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$98.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$10.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$3.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$1334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$1718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$8961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$6717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$31.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$4.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$3.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$34.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$91.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$7583

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1885
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1955
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2149
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1826
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1724
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1908
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1613
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1884
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1852
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1577
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1964
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1821
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1645
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1898
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1714
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1713
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1547
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1267
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1816
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1583
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1259
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1355
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1262
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1710
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1206
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1417
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1415
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1209
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1393
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1725
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1275
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1596
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1510
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1264
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1507
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1593
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1824
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2139
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2161