Dhaka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$118	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$3115
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	50
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 79% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8899th and 1701st ($430 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5971st and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Ottawa

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	Dhaka	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800