Dhaka vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$152	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$3871
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	76	49
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 77% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 8803rd and 1668th ($481 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Bangladesh and Canada, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6218th and 123rd 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	$2.19	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$17337

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$351
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$350
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$325
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$355
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$314
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$287
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$296
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$314
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$281
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$275
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$290
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$321
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$298
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$330
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$320
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$321
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$336
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$325
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$323
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$330
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$299
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$324
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$448
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$331
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$329
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$335
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$341
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$326
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$320
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$326
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$330
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$364
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$338
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$344
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$338
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$307

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891