Dhaka vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Dhaka	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$481	$1308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1161	$3151
🏠 One person rent	$152	$594
🏘️ Family rent	$260	$962
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$479
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1554
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	19
😀 Quality of life	57	77
🏙️ Population	16.8M	630K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 63% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4556th ($481 vs $1308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 121st in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 1.2 months in Palermo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palermo ranked 55th in Italy, while ranked 6218th and 1102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Palermo

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	Dhaka	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$164	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$100	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$1025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$185	$678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.49%	4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1083	$3707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$611	$1480
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.31	$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.65	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.57	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.11	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.4	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$79.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.11	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.8	$86.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.8	$95.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$66.9	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2100	$10956

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1077
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1185
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1101
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1224
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1101
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1318
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1342
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1235
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1279
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1373
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1688
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1739
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2130
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1857
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1810
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1715
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1452
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1245
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1268
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$513
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1718
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$606
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1537
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1615
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$537
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$620
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$388
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1233
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1227
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1332
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1342