Dhaka vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dhaka	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$478	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1155	$2880
🏠 One person rent	$150	$507
🏘️ Family rent	$256	$824
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$429
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$238	$1558
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	76	19
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	16.8M	630K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 59% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8770th and 4806th ($478 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in Bangladesh and Italy, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Dhaka compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Palermo ranked 113th in Italy, while ranked 6105th and 5211th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dhaka	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.19	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$42.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.3	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$166	$535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$101	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$300	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$181	$584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.58%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1249	$3187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$700	$1332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.35	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.47	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$9.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.2	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.25	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$44.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.08	$7.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$77.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.12	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$47	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.5	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2391	$9264

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$357
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$342
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$321
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$278
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$287
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$326
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$289
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$327
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$285
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$288
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$319
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$311
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$311
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$327
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$318
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$314
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$288
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$435
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$321
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$326
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$313
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$319
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$321
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$362
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$331
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$307
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$336
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$328
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$296

Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$1110
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1176
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$1123
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1210
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$1063
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1317
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1238
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1247
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1346
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1639
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1769
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1764
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$2127
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1852
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1824
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1410
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1230
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1243
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$519
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1685
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1505
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1570
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$547
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$633
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$391
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1201
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1217
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1346
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1362