Dhaka vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3699
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	72	79
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	16.8M	709K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 81% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 8899th and 1171st ($430 vs $2292) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 37th 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	$1.89	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006